1955Antimatter First Synthesized

Antimatter first produced.
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🔬 Millikan Determines the Charge of an Electron

Robert Andrews Millikan: conducts the oil drop experiment and determines the charge on an electron
Millikan Determines the Charge of an Electron (1909)
PhysicsAtomic TheoryExperimental PhysicsScientific MethodModern PhysicsQuantum Mechanics
United StatesUnited States

🧪 Neptunium Synthesized

Neptunium is synthesized.
Neptunium Synthesized (1940)
ChemistryNuclear PhysicsManhattan ProjectResearch
United StatesUnited States

⚛️ Antimatter First Synthesized

Antimatter first produced.
Antimatter First Synthesized (1955)
PhysicsParticle PhysicsFundamental ParticlesExperimental PhysicsDiscovery
United StatesUnited States

⚛️ Wu's Experiment Reveals Parity Violation in Weak Interactions

Wu's Experiment Reveals Parity Violation in Weak Interactions (1957)
PhysicsParticle PhysicsExperimental PhysicsQuantum Mechanics20th Century Science
United StatesUnited States

⚛️ First Bose-Einstein Condensate Created

Eric Cornell, Carl Wieman and Wolfgang Ketterle attained the first Bose-Einstein Condensate with atomic gases, so called fifth state of matter at an extremely low temperature.
First Bose-Einstein Condensate Created (1995)
PhysicsQuantum MechanicsExperimental Physics
United StatesUnited States

⚛️ Fermilab Experiments Discover Top Quark

CDF and DØ experiments at Fermilab: Top quark.
Fermilab Experiments Discover Top Quark (1997)
PhysicsParticle PhysicsStandard ModelHigh-Energy Physics20th Century Science
United StatesUnited States