Hideki Yukawa
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Summary
Hideki Yukawa was born on January 23, 1907[1], in Azabu[2]. He died on September 8, 1981[3], in Kyoto[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], theoretical physicist[6], nuclear physicist[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,029 views/month, #7,087 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Chion-in Temple[10]
- Father: Takuji Ogawa[11]
- Spouse: Sumi Yukawa[12]
- Country of citizenship: Japan[13], Empire of Japan[14]
- Field of work: physics[15]
- Employer: University of Tokyo[16], Kyoto University[17], Columbia University[18], University of Osaka[19]
- Educated at: Kyoto University[20], University of Osaka[21]
- Notable work: pion[22], Yukawa potential[23], Yukawa interaction[24]
- Award received: Imperial Prize of Japan Academy[25], Order of Culture[26], Nobel Prize in Physics[27], Person of Cultural Merit[28], Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[29], doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris[30], Lomonosov Gold Medal[31], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[32], Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class[33], Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[34]
- Member of: Royal Society[35], Academy of Sciences of the USSR[36], Japan Academy[37], Pontifical Academy of Sciences[38], Royal Society of Edinburgh[39], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[40], National Academy of Sciences[41], Indian National Science Academy[42], American Physical Society[43], American Philosophical Society[44], Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[45]
- Influenced by: Enrico Fermi[46]
- Sex or gender: male[47]
- Doctoral student: Chushiro Hayashi[48], Shoichi Sakata[49], Donald R. Yennie[50], Carl A. Levinson[51]
- Commons category: Hideki Yukawa[52]
- Family name: Yukawa[53], Ogawa[54]
- Given name: Hideki[55]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hideki Yukawa[56]
- Commons gallery: Hideki Yukawa[57]
- Relative: Ogawa Komakitsu[58]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Hideki Yukawa include Yukawa potential[59]; Yukawa interaction[60]; and Nishinomiya-Yukawa Memorial Prize[61], an award[62], in Japan[63], founded in 1986[64].
Why It Matters
Hideki Yukawa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] He is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]
He has been cited as an influence by Chushiro Hayashi[67], an astronomer[68], 1920–2010[69], of Japan[70], awarded the Order of Culture[71], specialised in astrophysics[72].
Entities named for him include Yukawa potential[59]; Yukawa interaction[60]; and Nishinomiya-Yukawa Memorial Prize[61], an award[62], in Japan[63], founded in 1986[64].
His notable doctoral advisees include Shoichi Sakata[73], a physicist[74], 1911–1970[75], of Japan[76], awarded the Asahi Prize[77], specialised in physics[78] and Chushiro Hayashi[79], an astronomer[80], 1920–2010[81], of Japan[82], awarded the Order of Culture[83], specialised in astrophysics[84].
FAQs
Where was Hideki Yukawa born?
Hideki Yukawa was born in Azabu[2].
Where did Hideki Yukawa die?
Hideki Yukawa passed away in Kyoto[4].
Who were Hideki Yukawa's parents?
Hideki Yukawa's father was Takuji Ogawa[11].
Who was Hideki Yukawa married to?
Hideki Yukawa's spouses include Sumi Yukawa[12].
What did Hideki Yukawa do for work?
Hideki Yukawa worked as a physicist[5], theoretical physicist[6], nuclear physicist[7], and university teacher[8].
Where did Hideki Yukawa go to school?
Hideki Yukawa was educated at Kyoto University[20] and University of Osaka[21].
What awards did Hideki Yukawa receive?
Honors received include Imperial Prize of Japan Academy[25], Order of Culture[26], Nobel Prize in Physics[27], and Person of Cultural Merit[28].
Who did Hideki Yukawa influence?
Hideki Yukawa has been cited as an influence by Chushiro Hayashi[67].