Leo Esaki

Born: March 12, 1925 (Osaka, Japan)

Education

1947: BS, University of Tokyo
1959: PhD, University of Tokyo (Physics)

Major Positions

1956–1960: Sony Corporation, Researcher
1960–1992: IBM, Researcher, Thomas J. Watson Research Center
1992–1998: University of Tsukuba, Japan, President
1998–1998: Science and Technology Promotion Foundation of Ibaraki, Chair
2000–2005: Shibaura Institute of Technology, President
2006–present: Yokohama College of Pharmacy, President

Selected Awards and Honors

1973: Nobel Prize in Physics
1976: National Academy of Sciences, Member
1985: American Physical Society, International Prize for New Materials

Resources on the Web

Nobel Prize Biography

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