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   Sony. University of Tsukuba. Reona Esaki (江崎 玲於奈 Esaki Reona, born March 12, 1925), also known as Leo Esaki, is a Japanese physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 with Ivar Giaever and Brian David Josephson for his work in electron tunneling in semiconductor materials which finally led to his invention of the Esaki ...

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   Mar 8, 2024 · Leo Esaki (born March 12, 1925, Ōsaka, Japan) is a Japanese solid-state physicist and researcher in superconductivity who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1973 with Ivar Giaever and Brian Josephson. Esaki was a 1947 graduate in physics from Tokyo University and immediately joined the Kobe Kogyo company. In 1956 he became chief physicist ...

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4. www.ibm.com › history › leo-esakiLeo Esaki | IBM

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   Learn how Leo Esaki, a Japanese-born physicist, joined IBM in 1959 and made groundbreaking discoveries in electron tunneling and semiconductor technology. His inventions paved the way for miniaturization and high-speed computing in consumer electronics.

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6. ieeecsc.org › recipient › leo-esakiLeo Esaki - 1973 recipient of Nobel Prize in Physics

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   Leo Esaki is a Japanese physicist who discovered tunnelling phenomena in solids, such as semiconductors and superconductors, and developed the tunnel diode. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics 1973 with Ivar Giaever and Brian Josephson for their experimental and theoretical contributions to tunnelling.

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   May 18, 2018 · Learn about Leo Esaki, a Japanese physicist who invented the tunnel diode and won the Nobel Prize in 1973 for his work on electron tunneling in semiconductors. Find out his biography, achievements, and contributions to science and technology.

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   Who is Leo Esaki?

   • Leo Esaki (born March 12, 1925, Ōsaka, Japan) is a Japanese solid-state physicist and researcher in superconductivity who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1973 with Ivar Giaever and Brian Josephson. Esaki was a 1947 graduate in physics from Tokyo University and immediately joined the Kobe Kogyo company.

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   Why did Leo Esaki win a Nobel Prize in physics?

   • In 1973, Leo Esaki shared with Giaever one half of the Nobel Prize in Physics “for their experimental discoveries regarding tunnelling phenomena in semiconductors and superconductors, respectively.”

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   Who is Dr Esaki?

   • Dr. Esaki is a Director of IBM-Japan, Ltd., on the Governing Board of the IBM-Tokyo Research Laboratory, a Director of the Yamada Science Foundation and the Science and Technology Foundation of Japan. He serves on numerous international scientific advisory boards and committees, and is an Adjunct Professor of Waseda University, Japan.

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   Why did Esaki become a physicist?

   • With a desire to participate in his country's rebuilding, Esaki switched to industrial research and the field of solid-state physics, or the study of semiconductors, which was gaining attention from the accomplishments of pioneer William Shockley.

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   Leo Esaki is a Japanese physicist who discovered the Esaki tunnel diode and pioneered the design of semiconductor quantum structures. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 for his pioneering work on electron tunneling in solids and superlattices, and has also won many other awards and honors.

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    Learn about the life and discoveries of Prof. Dr. Leo Esaki, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 for his experimental work on tunneling phenomena in semiconductors and superconductors. Find out how he started his career in solid-state physics, how he observed the tunneling effect in semiconductor diodes, and how he developed the Esaki diode.