Yukawa Hideki

Hideki Yukawa was a Japanese physicist who made significant contributions to particle physics and quantum mechanics. In 1935, he proposed the existence of mesons, particles that mediate the strong nuclear force, which binds protons and neutrons in atomic nuclei. His work combined ideas from Einstein's relativity and quantum theory, leading to a deeper understanding of how subatomic particles interact. Yukawa's theory helped lay the groundwork for modern particle physics, earning him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1949 and establishing him as a key figure in the development of the field.