Japanese theoretical physicist (1940-2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Toshihide Maskawa (or Masukawa) (益川 敏英, Masukawa Toshihide, February 7, 1940 – July 23, 2021) was a Japanese theoretical physicist. He is known for his work on CP-violation. He won the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks in nature."[1]
益川 敏英 Toshihide Maskawa | |
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Born | |
Died | July 23, 2021 81) Kyoto, Japan | (aged
Nationality | Japan |
Alma mater | Nagoya University |
Known for | Work on CP violation CKM matrix |
Awards | Sakurai Prize (1985) Japan Academy Prize (1985) Asahi Prize (1994) Nobel Prize in Physics (2008) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | High energy physics (theory) |
Institutions | Nagoya University Kyoto University Kyoto Sangyo University |
Doctoral advisor | Shoichi Sakata |
Maskawa died on July 23, 2021 in Kyoto, Japan from jaw cancer at the age of 81.[2]
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