Shinichiro Tomonaga
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Summary
Shinichiro Tomonaga was born on March 31, 1906[1], in Tokyo[2]. He died on July 8, 1979[3], in Tokyo[4]. He worked as a theoretical physicist[5], professor[6], physicist[7], and researcher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,631 views/month, #7,159 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Tama Cemetery[10]
- Father: Tomonaga Sanjūrō[11]
- Country of citizenship: Japan[12], Empire of Japan[13]
- Native language: Japanese[14]
- Field of work: physics[15]
- Employer: Tokyo University of Education[16], Leipzig University[17], RIKEN[18], University of Tokyo[19], Institute for Advanced Study[20]
- Educated at: Kyoto University[21], Third Higher School[22]
- Notable work: quantum electrodynamics[23], Story of Spin[24], Luttinger liquid[25], interaction picture[26]
- Award received: Order of Culture[27], Nobel Prize in Physics[28], Lomonosov Gold Medal[29], Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class[30], Person of Cultural Merit[31], Asahi Prize[32], Order of the Rising Sun[33]
- Member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[34], Academy of Sciences of the USSR[35], Japan Academy[36], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[37], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[38], Russian Academy of Sciences[39], Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[40], National Academy of Sciences[41], American Philosophical Society[42]
- Sex or gender: male[43]
- Commons category: Sin'ichirō Tomonaga[44]
- Cause of death: head and neck cancer[45]
- Family name: Tomonaga[46]
- Given name: Shin'ichirō[47]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sin'ichirō Tomonaga[48]
- Manner of death: natural causes[49]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[50], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[51], Sin-itiro Tomonaga, 1906–1979[52], Story of Spin[53], Tomonaga, Schwinger, and Feynman Awarded Nobel Prize for Physics[54], Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[55]
- Nominated for: Nobel Prize in Physics[56]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Shinichiro Tomonaga include Luttinger liquid[57], a mathematical model[58].
Why It Matters
Shinichiro Tomonaga has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] He is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Entities named for him include Luttinger liquid[57], a mathematical model[58].
His notable doctoral advisees include Masatoshi Koshiba[61], a physicist[62], 1926–2020[63], of Japan[64], awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[65], specialised in particle physics[66].
FAQs
Where was Shinichiro Tomonaga born?
Shinichiro Tomonaga was born in Tokyo[2].
Where did Shinichiro Tomonaga die?
Shinichiro Tomonaga passed away in Tokyo[4].
Who were Shinichiro Tomonaga's parents?
Shinichiro Tomonaga's father was Tomonaga Sanjūrō[11].
What did Shinichiro Tomonaga do for work?
Shinichiro Tomonaga worked as a theoretical physicist[5], professor[6], physicist[7], and researcher[8].
Where did Shinichiro Tomonaga go to school?
Shinichiro Tomonaga was educated at Kyoto University[21] and Third Higher School[22].
What awards did Shinichiro Tomonaga receive?
Honors received include Order of Culture[27], Nobel Prize in Physics[28], Lomonosov Gold Medal[29], and Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class[30].