Val Fitch
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1 (of 2) Detection equipment used in Val Fitch's and James Cronin's CP violation experiment at the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron beam line.
Photo: Courtesy of Brookhaven National Laboratory
2 (of 2) Nobel Laureates in Physics assembled at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Standing (left to right): 1980 Laureates Val L. Fitch and James W. Cronin, and 1976 Laureate Samuel C.C. Ting. Sitting (left to right): 1957 Laureate Chen Ning Yang and 1944 Laureate Isidor Isaac Rabi.
Photo: Courtesy of Brookhaven National Laboratory
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Nobel Prizes 2020
Twelve laureates were awarded a Nobel Prize in 2020, for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.
Their work and discoveries range from the formation of black holes and genetic scissors to efforts to combat hunger and develop new auction formats.
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Their work and discoveries range from the formation of black holes and genetic scissors to efforts to combat hunger and develop new auction formats.
See them all presented here.
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