Masatoshi Koshiba

Japanese physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

Masatoshi Koshiba - Japanese physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
Born

September 19th, 1926
98 years ago

Died

2020
5 years ago — 94 years old

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

Japan

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A prominent physicist played a critical role in the discovery of neutrinos. Worked on the development of the Kamiokande neutrino detector in Japan, which led to groundbreaking observations of neutrino interactions. Contributed significantly to experimental particle physics and was involved in various international collaborations aimed at exploring fundamental particles. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2002, shared for contributions to the understanding of neutrinos and their role in astrophysics.

Received Nobel Prize in Physics in 2002

Developed the Kamiokande detector

Contributed to neutrino research

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