Leo Esaki
| Full Name of the recipient | Leo Esaki |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Year of Award | 1973 |
| Share in Award | 25.0% |
| Award Shared with | Ivar Giaever (25.0%) Brian David Josephson (50.0%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for their experimental discoveries regarding tunneling phenomena in semiconductors and superconductors, respectively |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA |
| Place of Birth | Osaka, Japan JPN |
| Date of Birth | 12 March 1925 |
| Age at the time of Award | 47 years |
