Murray Gell-Mann

Physicist; Nobel Prize in Physics 1969

Murray Gell-Mann - Physicist; Nobel Prize in Physics 1969
Born

September 15th, 1929
96 years ago

Died

2019
6 years ago — 90 years old

Category

Scientists & Innovators

Country

United States

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This physicist contributed significantly to the development of particle physics. Gell-Mann formulated the concept of quarks, fundamental constituents of matter, leading to a greater understanding of the subatomic structure. His work on the eightfold way provided a classification scheme for hadrons, which played an essential role in particle theory. In 1969, Gell-Mann received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his research in the field.

Developed the quark model

Formulated the eightfold way classification

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