Akira Tonomura

Akira Tonomura
Tonomura in 2009
Born(1942-04-25)April 25, 1942
Hyōgo, Japan
DiedMay 2, 2012(2012-05-02) (aged 70)
Known fordevelopment of electron holography
AwardsJapan Academy Prize (1991)
The Franklin Medal (1999)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics

Akira Tonomura (外村 彰, Tonomura Akira; April 25, 1942 – May 2, 2012) was a Japanese physicist, best known for his development of electron holography and his experimental verification of the Aharonov–Bohm effect.

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