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Leo Esaki


 

Leo Esaki (?? ???; correct transcription Esaki Reona; also known as Esaki Leona) (born March 12, 1925) is a Japanese physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 with Ivar Giaever and Brian David Josephson for his discovery of the phenomenon of electron tunneling. He is known for his invention of the Esaki diode, which exploited that phenomenon.

External links

  • Leo Esaki - Biography. Retrieved Aug. 5, 2003 from http://www.nobel.se/physics/laureates/1973/esaki-bio.html
  • Leo Esaki. Retrieved Dec. 11, 2003 from http://www.nobel-winners.com/Physics/leo_esaki.html
  • IBM record
  • IEEE History Center - Leo Esaki. Retrieved Aug. 5, 2003 from http://www.ieee.org/organizations/history_center/legacies/esaki.html
  • Sony History - The Esaki Diode. Retrieved Aug. 5, 2003 from http://www.sony.net/Fun/SH/1-7/h5.html
 

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