Hideki Yukawa
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Hideki Yukawa Net Worth

Hideki Yukawa was a renowned Japanese theoretical physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1949 for his pioneering research on the theory of elementary particles in Physics. He graduated from Kyoto University in 1929 and went on to receive several honors and affiliations from universities abroad. After his retirement in 1970, he continued to write and edit essays on theoretical physics, demonstrating his passion for the field. He was recognized with several awards and honors, including the Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy (1940) and Decoration of Cultural Merit award (1943).
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Physicist
Birth Day January 23, 1907
Birth Place Tokyo, Japanese
Age 113 YEARS OLD
Died On 8 September 1981(1981-09-08) (aged 74)\nKyoto, Japan
Birth Sign Aquarius
Native name 湯川 秀樹
Alma mater Kyoto Imperial University
Spouse(s) Sumi Yukawa
Children 2 Sons
Awards Nobel Prize in Physics (1949) ForMemRS (1963) Lomonosov Gold Medal (1964)
Fields Theoretical physics
Institutions Osaka Imperial University Kyoto Imperial University Imperial University of Tokyo Institute for Advanced Study Columbia University
Academic advisors Kajuro Tamaki
Doctoral students Mendel Sachs
Influences Enrico Fermi

💰 Net worth: $100,000 (2024)

Hideki Yukawa, a renowned Japanese physicist, is estimated to have a net worth of $100,000 in 2024. With an impressive contribution to the field of physics, Yukawa is known for his groundbreaking work on the theory of mesons and the development of quantum electrodynamics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1949 for his extensive research. Despite his significant achievements and widespread recognition, Yukawa's net worth remains modest, perhaps reflecting his dedication to scientific pursuit rather than personal wealth.

Biography/Timeline

1929

In 1929, after receiving his degree from Kyoto Imperial University, he stayed on as a lecturer for four years. After graduation, he was interested in theoretical physics, particularly in the theory of elementary particles. In 1932, he married Sumi Yukawa (スミ). In accordance with Japanese customs of the time, since he came from a family with many sons but his father-in-law Genyo had none, he was adopted by Genyo and changed his family name from Ogawa to Yukawa. The couple had two sons, Harumi and Takaaki. In 1933 he became an assistant professor at Osaka University, at 26 years old.

1935

In 1935 he published his theory of mesons, which explained the interaction between protons and neutrons, and was a major influence on research into elementary particles. In 1940 he became a professor in Kyoto University. In 1940 he won the Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy, in 1943 the Decoration of Cultural Merit from the Japanese government. In 1949 he became a professor at Columbia University, the same year he received the Nobel Prize in Physics, after the discovery by Cecil Frank Powell, Giuseppe Occhialini and César Lattes of Yukawa's predicted pi meson in 1947. Yukawa also worked on the theory of K-capture, in which a low Energy electron is absorbed by the nucleus, after its initial prediction by G. C. Wick.

1946

He was an Editor of Progress of Theoretical Physics, and published the books Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (1946) and Introduction to the Theory of Elementary Particles (1948).

1953

Yukawa became the first chairman of Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics in 1953. He received a Doctorate, honoris causa, from the University of Paris and honorary memberships in the Royal Society, Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Indian Academy of Sciences, the International Academy of Philosophy and Sciences, and the Pontificia Academia Scientiarum.

1955

In 1955, he joined ten other leading Scientists and intellectuals in signing the Russell–Einstein Manifesto, calling for nuclear disarmament.

1981

Yukawa retired from Kyoto University in 1970 as a Professor Emeritus. Owing to increasing infirmity, in his final years he appeared in public in a wheelchair. He died at his home in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, on 8 September 1981 from pneumonia and heart failure, aged 74. His tomb is in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto.

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