Leo Esaki Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Leo Esaki, based on 1 World History Database records associated with Japan.

1 records1957–19571 events1 places

Chronological biography

1957

Semiconductor Electron Tunnelling1957

Science / Physics · Physicist · Tokyo

Demonstrates quantum tunnelling of electrons through a semiconductor junction, leading to the tunnel diode.

Titles and roles

Physicist

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.