Yoichiro Nambu
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1 (of 15) A ceremony to present the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics to Yoichiro Nambu was held at The International House in Chicago, 10 December 2008.
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2 (of 15) Yoichiro Nambu, second from left, at the award ceremony at The International House in Chicago, 10 December 2008.
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3 (of 15) Yoichiro Nambu delivers his speech at the award ceremony at The International House in Chicago, 10 December 2008.
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4 (of 15) Yoichiro Nambu (right) receiving his Nobel Prize from Swedish Ambassador Jonas Hafström (left) at a ceremony at The International House in Chicago, 10 December 2008.
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5 (of 15) Yoichiro Nambu with his Nobel Medal.
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6 (of 15) Yoichiro Nambu shows his Nobel Medal at The International House in Chicago, 10 December 2008.
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7 (of 15) A toast for the new Nobel Laureate. From left: Swedish Ambassador Jonas Hafström, University of Chicago President Robert J. Zimmer, University of Chicago Provost Thomas Rosenbaum and Nobel Laureate Yoichiro Nambu.
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8 (of 15) Yoichiro Nambu, Nobel Laureate in Physics 2008.
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9 (of 15) Portrait of Yoichiro Nambu.
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10 (of 15) Nobel Laureate Yoichiro Nambu being filmed by the press.
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11 (of 15) Yoichiro Nambu at a press conference at the University of Chicago.
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12 (of 15) Yoichiro Nambu at a press conference.
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13 (of 15) James Cronin (left), 1980 Nobel Laureate in Physics, greets Nobel Laureate Yoichiro Nambu.
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14 (of 15) Yoichiro Nambu speaks to the media on the morning he was awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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15 (of 15) Yoichiro Nambu, June 2007.
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