Yoshio Nishina
Yoshio Nishina | |
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仁科 芳雄 | |
| Born | December 6, 1890 |
| Died | January 10, 1951 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
| Known for | Klein–Nishina formula |
| Awards | Asahi Prize (1944) Order of Culture (1946) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | RIKEN |
| Notable students | Hideki Yukawa Sin-Itiro Tomonaga Shoichi Sakata |
Yoshio Nishina (仁科 芳雄, Nishina Yoshio; December 6, 1890 – January 10, 1951) was a Japanese physicist who was called "the founding father of modern physics research in Japan". He led the efforts of Japan to develop an atomic bomb during World War II.