1956 ⟶ Chien-Shiung Wu: Parity Violation Demonstration

57 – Parity violation proved by Chien-Shiung Wu
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⚛️ Chien-Shiung Wu: Parity Violation Demonstration

57 – Parity violation proved by Chien-Shiung Wu⟶
Chien-Shiung Wu: Parity Violation Demonstration (1956)
Particle PhysicsWeak InteractionParity ViolationWuNuclear PhysicsFundamental Forces1950sExperimental PhysicsQuantum MechanicsColumbia University
United StatesUnited States

⚛️ Bruce Cork: Antineutron Discovery

Bruce Cork: Antineutron discovered⟶
Bruce Cork: Antineutron Discovery (1956)
Particle PhysicsAntineutronCorkSubatomic ParticlesNuclear PhysicsBerkeley1950sExperimental PhysicsAntimatterFundamental Physics
United StatesUnited States

ν Discovery of the Electron Neutrino

Electron neutrino discovered⟶
Particle PhysicsNeutrinoSubatomic ParticlesWeak InteractionNuclear PhysicsFundamental Particles1950sExperimental PhysicsQuantum PhysicsBrookhaven
United StatesUnited States

⚛️ Chien-Shiung Wu: Weak Interactions and Parity Violation

Chien Shiung Wu: demonstrated that parity, and thus charge conjugation and time-reversals, are violated for weak interactions⟶
Chien-Shiung Wu: Weak Interactions and Parity Violation (1957)
Particle PhysicsWeak InteractionParity ViolationWuNuclear PhysicsCharge ConjugationTime Reversal1950sExperimental PhysicsFundamental Physics
United StatesUnited States

💡 Conserved Vector Current Theory Confirmed

Chien-Shiung Wu confirms the conserved vector current theory for weak interactions⟶
Conserved Vector Current Theory Confirmed (1963)
PhysicsParticle PhysicsWeak InteractionsConserved Vector CurrentTheoretical PhysicsExperimental PhysicsChien-Shiung Wu
United StatesUnited States

⚛️ Discovery of CP Violation

CP violation discovered by James Cronin and Val Fitch.⟶
Discovery of CP Violation (1964)
Particle PhysicsSymmetryFundamental ParticlesJames CroninVal Fitch1960sWeak InteractionNobel Prize
United StatesUnited States