Physics: Takaaki Kajita

Physics: Takaaki Kajita
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Takaaki Kajita (1959) Takaaki Kajita (梶田 隆章, Kajita Takaaki; Japanese pronunciation: [kadʑita takaːki]; born 9 March 1959) is a Japanese physicist, known for neutrino experiments at the Kamioka Observatory – Kamiokande and its successor, Super-Kamiokande.

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Takaaki Kajita (1959) Takaaki Kajita (梶田 隆章, Kajita Takaaki; Japanese pronunciation: [kadʑita takaːki]; born 9 March 1959) is a Japanese physicist, known for neutrino experiments at the Kamioka Observatory – Kamiokande and its successor, Super-Kamiokande.

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Why is Takaaki Kajita remembered? Eve ry major advance in physics was made by a person working to understand something that didn't quite make sense yet. Takaaki Kajita was one of those people.

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About Takaaki Kajita Takaaki Kajita (梶田 隆章, Kajita Takaaki; Japanese pronunciation: [kadʑita t akaːki]; born 9 March 1959) is a Japanese physicist, known for neutrino experiments at the Kamioka Observatory – Kamiokande and its successor, Super-Kamiokande. In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Canadian physicist Arthur B. McDonald for the discovery of neutrino oscillations. On 1 October 2020, he became the president of the Science Council of Japan.