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James Cronin

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James Watson Cronin (1931-2016) was an American particle physicist. With Val Fitch, he was awarded the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physics for a 1964 experiment at Brookhaven National Laboratory that proved certain subatomic reactions involving kaon decay do not respect fundamental symmetry principles, establishing what is known as CP violation.

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1931 1
Death Date
2016-08-25 1
Death Year
2016 1
Death Place
Saint Paul, United States 1
Nationality
United States 1
Birthplace
Chicago, United States 1
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Field (category)
Physics 1
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1. James Cronin (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +2016-08-25T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +2016-08-25T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P20 (place of death): Saint Paul, United States
    Q28848
  • P19 (place of birth): Chicago, United States
    Q1297
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  • Works In: Physics, Lead sentence
    James Watson Cronin (September 29, 1931, August 25, 2016) was an American particle physicist.
  • Works In: Particle Physics, Lead sentence
    James Watson Cronin (September 29, 1931, August 25, 2016) was an American particle physicist.
  • Member Of: National Academy of Sciences, Categories
    Category:Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
  • Member Of: American Physical Society, Categories
    Category:Fellows of the American Physical Society
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