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Leo Esaki

Japanese physicist (1925-)

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Leo Esaki is a Japanese physicist who shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physics with Ivar Giaever and Brian Josephson for his work on tunneling in semiconductors, which led to his invention of the tunnel diode that exploits this phenomenon. His research was done when he was with Sony. He has also contributed in being a pioneer of semiconductor superlattices.

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Born
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Place of birth
Takaida wd
Citizenship
Japan wd
Occupation
physicist wd
Education
University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Third Higher School wd

Awards wd

  • Asahi Prize (1959)
  • Nishina Memorial Prize (1959)
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (1960)
  • Stuart Ballantine Medal (1961)
  • IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award (1961)
  • Japan Academy Prize (1965)
  • IBM Fellow (1967)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1973)
  • Order of Culture (1974)
  • Person of Cultural Merit (1974)
  • James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials (1985)
  • honorary doctorate from University of Montpellier-II (1987)
  • Harold Pender Award (1989)
  • IEEE Medal of Honor (1991)
  • Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class (1998)

Questions

When was Leo Esaki born?
Leo Esaki was born on 12 March 1925 in Takaida.
Where did Leo Esaki study?
Leo Esaki was educated at University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Third Higher School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Leo Esaki · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q179852 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Esaki leo Gakushiin.jpg by 日本学士院 (CC BY 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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