Makoto Kobayashi
physicisttheoretical physicist
Who was Makoto Kobayashi?
Japanese theoretical physicist who shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the mechanism of spontaneous broken symmetry in subatomic physics. His work advanced understanding of particle interactions.
Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Makoto Kobayashi (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Awards & Honors
| Award | Year | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Nobel Prize in Physics | 2008 | for the discovery of the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks in nature |
| Order of Culture | 2008 | — |
| High Energy and Particle Physics Prize | 2007 | — |