Yoichiro Nambu
Japanese-American physicist and professor
Yoichiro Nambu was a Japanese-American physicist and professor at the University of Chicago.
Known for his contributions to the field of theoretical physics, he was awarded half of the Nobel Prize in ... Wikipedia
Born: January 18, 1921, Tokyo City
Died: July 5, 2015 (age 94 years), Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Education: University of Tokyo (1952), Fujishima High School, and Matsumoto Elementary School
Awards: Nobel Prize in Physics, Wolf Prize in Physics, Max Planck Medal, and more
Books: Quarks
Notable students: Savas Dimopoulos and Burt Ovrut
Research interests: String Theory, Symmetry Breaking, and Particle Physics