Masatoshi Koshiba
Japanese physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
Born
Died
2020
6 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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