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Sin-Itiro Tomonaga
Sin-Itiro Tomonaga

Japanese physicist born on March 31, 1906, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. He made significant contributions to quantum field theory and statistical mechanics, particularly closely related to the development of quantum electrodynamics. He passed away on July 8, 1979. more

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