Science · 1921–2015
Yoichiro Nambu — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 18 January 1921 · Died: 5 July 2015 · Age at death: 94
How old was Yoichiro Nambu when he died?
Yoichiro Nambu died aged 94. He was born on 18 January 1921 and died on 5 July 2015.
Nobel Prize-winning physicist known for his work on subatomic particles
Did you know?He was one of the early founders of string theory, proposing that hadrons could be modelled as vibrating strings.
Yoichiro Nambu (南部 陽一郎, Nanbu Yōichirō; 18 January 1921 – 5 July 2015) was a Japanese-American physicist and professor at the University of Chicago.
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- Age at death
- 94
- Would be
- 105
- Years since death
- 11
- Born
- January 18, 1921 · Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- July 5, 2015
- Cause of death
- Myocardial infarction
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Known for
- Science
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