Yoichiro Nambu
American theoretical physicist (1921-2015) · United States · Scientists · Died at 94
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Something wrong?Yoichiro Nambu was a Japanese-American physicist and professor at the University of Chicago.
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2015Died5 July 20152008Nobel Prize in PhysicsAward2007Pomeranchuk PrizeAward2005Benjamin Franklin MedalAwardOskar Klein MedalAward1994Sakurai PrizeAwardWolf Prize in PhysicsAward1986ICTP Dirac MedalAward1985Max Planck MedalAward1982National Medal of ScienceAward1978Order of CultureAwardPerson of Cultural MeritAward1976J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial PrizeAward1970Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical PhysicsAward1921Born18 January 1921
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Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2015 · aged 94
In common with Yoichiro
Abdus SalamBoth received J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Prize
Roger PenroseBoth received Pomeranchuk Prize
Aage BohrBoth received Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics
Albert FertBoth received Wolf Prize in Physics
David GrossBoth received ICTP Dirac Medal
Peter DebyeBoth received Max Planck MedalFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.