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Shin'ichirō Tomonaga

Physics

Shin'ichiro Tomonaga was a Japanese physicist. He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger "for their fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics (QED), with deep-ploughing consequences for the physics of elementary particles".

Facts
Birth Year
1906 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1906-03-31 2
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1979-07-08 2
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Connections

Associated With

Julian Schwinger, Scientists

Shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics for independently developed formulations of quantum electrodynamics; each physicist worked separately toward the same theory rather than jointly.

Additional Source Julian Schwinger (Wikipedia)Lead section, Julian Schwinger

Member Of

Institute for Advanced Study, Institutions
Source Shin'ichirō Tomonaga (Wikipedia)
Leipzig University, Institutions
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RIKEN, Institutions
Source Shin'ichirō Tomonaga (Wikipedia)
University of Tokyo, Institutions
Source Shin'ichirō Tomonaga (Wikipedia)

Works In

Physics, Disciplines
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Nationality

Japan

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Shin'ichirō Tomonaga (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia 'Shin'ichirō Tomonaga': stated occupation/field in article intro, checked 2026-09-27
  • Wikipedia 'Shin'ichirō Tomonaga': infobox birth_date, checked 2026-09-27
  • Works In: Physics, Lead
    was a Japanese physicist
  • Member Of: Institute for Advanced Study, Infobox: workplaces
    Leipzig University Institute for Advanced Study Tokyo University of Education RIKEN University of Tokyo
  • Member Of: RIKEN, Infobox: workplaces
    Leipzig University Institute for Advanced Study Tokyo University of Education RIKEN University of Tokyo
  • Member Of: Leipzig University, Infobox: workplaces
    Leipzig University Institute for Advanced Study Tokyo University of Education RIKEN University of Tokyo
  • Member Of: University of Tokyo, Infobox: workplaces
    Leipzig University Institute for Advanced Study Tokyo University of Education RIKEN University of Tokyo
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2. Shinichiro Tomonaga (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (Wikipedia plaintext extract)
    was a Japanese physicist. He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics with Richard Feynman and Julian Schwinger "for their fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics (QED), with deep-ploughing consequences for the physics of elementary particles".
  • Infobox, Born
    March 31, 1906
  • Infobox, Died
    July 8, 1979
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Julian Schwinger (Wikipedia)
WikipediaAssociated With: Julian Schwinger, Lead section, Julian Schwinger
Quote, Associated With: Julian Schwinger, Lead section, Julian Schwinger
He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics with Richard Feynman and Shin'ichiro Tomonaga "for their fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics (QED), with deep-ploughing consequences for the physics of elementary particles".
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