Masatoshi Koshiba

19 September 1926 – 12 November 2020

Masatoshi Koshiba was a Japanese physicist who led the design and operation of the Kamiokande underground detectors at the University of Tokyo. In 1987 his group recorded neutrinos from Supernova 1987A, the first detection of neutrinos from beyond the solar system. He shared the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics for pioneering contributions to astrophysics and the detection of cosmic neutrinos.

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Born in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture
19 September 1926

He was born in Japan in 1926.

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Graduated in physics from the University of Tokyo
1951
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Earned a doctorate at the University of Rochester
1955

He completed his PhD in physics in the United States.

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Appointed professor at the University of Tokyo
1970

He held a chair in the university's department of physics.

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Retired from the University of Tokyo and became professor emeritus
1987
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Kamiokande-II detected neutrinos from Supernova 1987A
23 February 1987

The detector recorded a burst of neutrinos from a supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

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Awarded the Order of Culture by Japan
1997
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Shared the Nobel Prize in Physics
2002

He shared the prize with Raymond Davis Jr. and Riccardo Giacconi for work in astrophysics.

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Died in Tokyo
12 November 2020

He died at the age of 94.

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