37 moments

1. Childhood in Kyoto

   1907-01-01 · Kyoto, Japan

   

   Yukawa grew up in Kyoto after his father became a professor at Kyoto Imperial University. The source supports childhood residence but not a precise year of relocation or address.

2. Birth in Tokyo

   1907-01-23 · Tokyo, Japan

   

   Hideki Ogawa, later Hideki Yukawa, was born in Tokyo. Tokyo representative coordinate; the source does not identify a birth building.

3. Graduation from Kyoto Imperial University

   1929-01-01 · Kyoto Imperial University, Kyoto, Japan

   

   Yukawa completed his undergraduate education at Kyoto Imperial University.

4. Lecturer at Kyoto Imperial University

   1932-01-01 · Kyoto Imperial University, Kyoto, Japan

   

   Yukawa began his period as a lecturer at Kyoto Imperial University, where he remained through 1939. The card date marks the beginning of the documented 1932–1939 appointment.

5. Physics appointment at Osaka Imperial University

   1933-01-01 · School of Science, Osaka Imperial University, Nakanoshima, Osaka, Japan

   

   Yukawa became lecturer and assistant professor of physics at Osaka Imperial University, the setting for his early meson-theory work. Coordinates represent the former Nakanoshima School of Science site.

6. Doctorate at Osaka Imperial University

   1938-04-05 · Osaka Imperial University, Nakanoshima, Osaka, Japan

   

   Yukawa received his doctoral degree from Osaka Imperial University for work on mesons and nuclear forces. Coordinates represent the former Nakanoshima campus.

7. Departure from San Francisco

   1939-01-01 · Port of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

   

   Yukawa boarded the Kamakura Maru at San Francisco for his return to Japan. The source does not give a precise departure date; coordinates represent the historic waterfront.

8. Disembarkation in New York

   1939-01-01 · Port of New York, New York City, New York, United States

   

   Yukawa left the Yasukuni Maru when it called at New York and began a month-long stay in the United States. The source does not supply the date beyond the 1939 voyage; coordinates represent Lower Manhattan waterfront.

9. Visit to Princeton University

   1939-01-01 · Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States

   

   During his month in the United States, Yukawa traveled by train to Princeton University to meet Albert Einstein. The source places this visit during the 1939 American stay but does not give a day or month.

10. Professor at Kyoto Imperial University

    1939-05-26 · Kyoto Imperial University, Kyoto, Japan

    

    Yukawa took up a professorship at Kyoto Imperial University, succeeding his former mentor Kajuro Tamaki.

11. Departure from Kobe for first overseas journey

    1939-06-01 · Port of Kobe, Kobe, Japan

    

    Yukawa departed Kobe by the Yasukuni Maru for the planned Solvay Conference, beginning his first overseas trip. The source gives only late June.

12. Arrival at Naples

    1939-08-01 · Port of Naples, Naples, Italy

    

    En route to the postponed Solvay Conference, Yukawa arrived at Naples in early August. The source gives only early August; coordinates represent the harbor.

13. Boarding at Hamburg

    1939-08-26 · Port of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    

    After the Solvay Conference was postponed because of the war outbreak, Yukawa boarded the waiting Yasukuni Maru at Hamburg. Coordinates represent the historic central port area.

14. Return to Yokohama

    1939-10-28 · Port of Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan

    

    Yukawa completed his first overseas journey when the Kamakura Maru arrived at Yokohama. The surrounding account establishes October 1939; coordinates represent Yokohama harbor.

15. Two-meson-theory hike at Todai-ji

    1942-05-01 · Sangatsu-do Hall, Todai-ji Temple, Nara, Japan

    

    Yukawa joined colleagues for a research discussion during a picnic at Todai-ji Temple’s Sangatsu-do Hall in Nara. The source identifies May 1942 but not a day.

16. Lecture at Osaka Senior High School

    1944-06-07 · Osaka Senior High School, Osaka, Japan

    

    Yukawa delivered a lecture at Osaka Senior High School during the Second World War. Coordinates are a representative point for the former Osaka Senior High School area.

17. Institute for Advanced Study membership

    1948-09-01 · Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, United States

    

    Yukawa began a visiting period at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. The card date marks the beginning of the documented September 1948–June 1949 residence.

18. Visit to Berkeley

    1948-09-01 · University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States

    

    On arriving in the United States for an Institute for Advanced Study appointment, Yukawa visited Berkeley and met Enrico Fermi and other physicists. The source identifies September 1948 but not a day.

19. Visiting Albert Einstein in Princeton

    1949-01-01 · Princeton, New Jersey, United States

    

    Yukawa and his family visited Albert Einstein in Princeton during Yukawa’s American period. The photograph is dated around 1949; the exact house is not identified.

20. Visiting professorship at Columbia University

    1949-01-01 · Columbia University, New York City, New York, United States

    

    Yukawa served as a visiting professor at Columbia University in New York from 1949 until returning to Japan in 1953. The card date marks the beginning of the documented 1949–1953 appointment.

21. At Kyoto University

    1950-01-01 · Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    

    A 1950 photograph documents Yukawa at Kyoto University with colleagues including Shin-ichiro Tomonaga and Shoichi Sakata. The source does not provide a more precise date.

22. Visit to the University of Osaka

    1950-01-01 · University of Osaka, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan

    

    Yukawa was photographed at the University of Osaka in 1950. The source does not specify a campus or exact date.

23. Meeting with Yoshio Nishina in Hakone

    1950-08-01 · Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan

    

    Yukawa met Yoshio Nishina in Hakone in August 1950. Coordinates represent central Hakone; the specific venue is not identified.

24. Third Rochester Conference

    1952-12-01 · University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, United States

    

    Yukawa attended the Third Rochester Conference, where he was photographed with Robert Marshak. Coordinates represent the University of Rochester; the source identifies the conference but not its precise venue.

25. Director of Kyoto research institute

    1953-01-01 · Research Institute for Fundamental Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    

    After returning from the United States, Yukawa became the first director of Kyoto University’s Research Institute for Fundamental Physics. The source uses “Institute for Basic Physics”; this refers to the Kyoto University institute later known as the Research Institute for Fundamental Physics.

26. Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting lecture

    1953-07-02 · Lindau, Bavaria, Germany

    

    Yukawa delivered his lecture, “Attempt at a Unified Theory of Elementary Particles,” at the Third Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. The meeting page states that the meeting was in Lindau and lists Yukawa’s lecture on 2 July 1953.

27. Visit to Kochi for statue unveiling

    1954-03-21 · Kochi, Kochi Prefecture, Japan

    

    Yukawa visited Kochi to attend the unveiling ceremony for the first statue built in his honor in Japan. The source identifies Kochi but the precise ceremony site is not specified in the quoted text.

28. Lindau lecture on elementary particles

    1956-06-26 · Lindau, Bavaria, Germany

    

    Yukawa delivered an “Elementary Particles” lecture at the Sixth Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.

29. First Pugwash Conference

    1957-07-07 · Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Canada

    

    Yukawa participated in the First Pugwash Conference, joining its committee on the control of nuclear weapons. The source states that Yukawa was among the three Japanese physicists participating in this conference; coordinates represent Pugwash village.

30. Second Geneva Atoms for Peace conference

    1958-09-01 · Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

    

    Yukawa participated as a Japanese government representative in the Second United Nations International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy. The source supports presence from 1–13 September; the card date marks the opening day.

31. Third Pugwash Conference at Kitzbühel

    1958-09-14 · Kitzbühel, Tyrol, Austria

    

    After the Geneva conference, Yukawa went to Austria and participated in the Third Pugwash Conference beginning at Kitzbühel. The conference began in Kitzbühel on 14 September and continued in Vienna; coordinates represent Kitzbühel.

32. Third Pugwash Conference in Vienna

    1958-09-20 · Vienna, Austria

    

    Yukawa’s Third Pugwash Conference itinerary continued from Kitzbühel to Vienna. Yukawa’s participation in the Third Pugwash Conference is documented by Pugwash Japan; this source fixes the Vienna session date.

33. Ninth Pugwash Conference at Cambridge

    1962-08-25 · Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

    

    Yukawa participated in the Ninth Pugwash Conference on disarmament and world security at Cambridge. Conference dates of 25–30 August 1962 are supported by the published conference record; the card date marks the opening day.

34. Tenth Pugwash Conference in London

    1962-09-03 · London, England, United Kingdom

    

    Yukawa participated in the Tenth Pugwash Conference in London following the Cambridge meeting. The Kyoto University archive lists the Tenth Conference as 3–7 September 1962; the card date marks the opening day.

35. Kyoto Conference of Scientists at Takehara

    1963-01-01 · Sasaki Hotel, Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

    

    Yukawa attended the Kyoto Conference of Scientists at the Sasaki Hotel in Takehara, a meeting concerning international affairs and scientists’ social responsibility. The archival clipping identifies Yukawa and the location but the extracted text does not preserve the article’s calendar date.

36. Lindau lecture on space-time and matter

    1965-07-01 · Lindau, Bavaria, Germany

    

    Yukawa gave the lecture “Space-Time Description and Matter” at the Fifteenth Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting.

37. Death at home in Sakyo-ku

    1981-09-08 · Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

    

    Yukawa died at his home in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, after years of increasing infirmity. Coordinates represent Sakyo-ku; the home address is not given.