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Burton Richter was an American physicist who made important contributions to the field of particle physics. His work helped advance our understanding of the fundamental nature of matter and energy.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1931
- Died
- 2018-07-18
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Beyond smoke and mirrors
- Beyond smoke and mirrors
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- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 5
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Key dates
- Born
- 22 March 1931
- Died
- 18 July 2018
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Richter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Palo Alto
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- Stanford University
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
Burton Richter (March 22, 1931 – July 18, 2018) was an American physicist. He led the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) team which co-discovered the J/ψ meson in 1974, alongside the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) team led by Samuel Ting for which they won Nobel Prize for Physics in 1976. This discovery was part of the November Revolution of particle physics. He was the SLAC director from 1984 to 1999.
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1931 births2018 deaths20th-century American physicists21st-century American physicistsAmerican Nobel laureatesAmerican people of German-Jewish descentEnrico Fermi Award recipientsFar Rockaway High School alumniJewish American physicistsJewish Nobel laureatesMembers of JASON (advisory group)Members of the American Philosophical Society