James Watson Cronin

James Watson Cronin, Nobel Laureate

Born: 1931-09-29 in Chicago, IL, USA

Gender: male

Field: American particle physicist

Biography

James Watson Cronin was an American particle physicist.

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Nobel Prize Details

The Nobel Prize in Physics 1980

Awarded on: 1980-10-14

"for the discovery of violations of fundamental symmetry principles in the decay of neutral K-mesons"

Affiliations:

  • University of ChicagoChicago, IL, USA