Akira Tonomura
Japanese physicist
Akira Tonomura was a Japanese physicist, best known for his development of electron holography and his experimental verification of the Aharonov–Bohm effect. Wikipedia
Born: April 25, 1942, Hyogo, Japan
Died: May 2, 2012 (age 70 years), Hidaka, Saitama, Japan
Awards: Japan Academy Prize (1991) and The Franklin Institute Awards (1999)