

Japanischer Physiker
Akira Tonomura (* 25. April 1942 in Nishinomiya; † 2. May 2012 in Saitama Prefecture) was a japanischer Physiker. He was 70 years old. He studied at University of Tokyo. He worked at Hitachi and Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. He received 6 awards, including Benjamin Franklin Medal, Person of Cultural Merit. His cause of death was pancreatic cancer.