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Nobel Prize winner Hideki Yukawa has returned! 99 historical documents and 39 photos now available for viewing
•Outline
The Yukawa Memorial of the Museum of Osaka University has redesigned its website with the aim of informing the general public about the research documents left behind by Dr. Hideki Yukawa, as well as deepening their interest in science. Japan's first Nobel Prize winner, physicist Hideki Yukawa became a concurrent lecturer in the School of Science at Osaka Imperial University in 1933, a full-time lecturer in 1934, and from 1936 to May 1939, he served as an assistant professor in Osaka Imperial University’s School of Science. During this time, Dr. Yukawa devoted himself to the study of particle physics, developing his meson theory. Notably, he presented his first meson theory thesis in November of 1934, and the results of this research earned him the Nobel Prize in 1949. This redesign has made it easier for visitors to understand both Dr. Yukawa’s Nobel Prize-winning research as well as his more personal side, so we hope you’ll take a look. In particular, his life as a researcher is truly brought to life through the theses, lecture notes, research notes, and scientific conference programs left behind by Dr. Yukawa himself. |
Thesis by Dr. Yukawa
Dr. Yukawa and his wife |
•Background to this project
Dr. Yukawa’s materials that were previously kept in the Yukawa Archival Library of the Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics at Kyoto University were not easily viewable by the general public. For this project, with the cooperation of the Yukawa Archival Library, historical materials related to his days at Osaka Imperial University, including more than 90 theses, lecture notes, calculation notes, and letters, have become available to view on the newly redesigned Yukawa Memorial website.
Website for the Yukawa Memorial of the Museum of Osaka University
https://www-yukawa.phys.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp