Messages read at the Dinner in Celebration of Professor Yoichiro Nambu receiving Nobel Prize of Physics |
(Provisional Translation) Congratulatory message from Prime Minister Aso November 12, 2008 Doctor Yoichiro Nambu Dear Professor Nambu, On the occasion of receiving your Nobel Prize in physics, I had the honor of congratulating you over the phone. Today as Mr. George Hisaeda, Consul General of Japan at Chicago, is organizing a dinner in your honor, I would like to send you my heartfelt congratulations once again. This Nobel Prize demonstrates that the entire world recognizes your outstanding achievements in the study of subatomic physics. With you, Professor Kobayashi and Professor Masukawa receiving a Nobel Prize at the same time, the world sees the high standard of research in particle physics from our country. Not only Japanese researchers, but the country of Japan as a whole is proud of your achievements and share in the pleasure of you receiving a Nobel Prize. I would like to express my deepest respect and appreciation for the contributions you have made to academic research. Please take good care of yourself. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
Taro Aso
(Provisional Translation) Congratulatory message from the Minister of Education, Ryu Shionoya November 12, 2008 Doctor Yoichiro Nambu Dear Professor Nambu, I would sincerely like to congratulate you for being awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Dr. Nambu, nearly half a century ago, you formed the theory to solve the fundamental question of why a subatomic particle that forms a substance has a mass. Your formulation of the mysterious behavior in nature called ‘spontaneous broken symmetry’ is a fundamental element of the Standard Model of Particle Physics. You have also been a leading proponent of the String Model, a theory at the forefront of explaining the structure of substances and the universe. These contributions have enormously influenced the development of the field of patricle physics. Your work Quarks, written for the public in 1985, has been recently revived. Since it was first published it has inspired interest in the origin of the universe with students of the next generation, resulting in the promotion of further understanding in this field. Academic research’s exploration of the truth is founded on the energy and ideas of researchers. It represents the intellectual heritage of all mankind, and serves as a foundation for social activities, and in a broader sense, it contributes to the development of culture and civilization. At this time, your achievement encourages the Ministry of Education and Science to further promote academic research and improve the environment for all those such as yourself who are engaged in pioneering research. I would like to express my deepest appreciation for the contributions you have made to academic research. I wish you the best of health and best of luck in your future endeavors. Ryu Shionoya
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