1977 ⟶ Discovery of the Bottom Quark

Bottom quark found
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⚛️ Discovery of the Charmed Quark

Charmed quark discovered⟶
Discovery of the Charmed Quark (1974)
PhysicsParticle PhysicsQuarkCharmed QuarkElementary ParticlesStandard ModelSLAC1970s
United StatesUnited States

🪝 Discovery of the Tau Lepton

Tau lepton found⟶
Discovery of the Tau Lepton (1975)
Particle PhysicsStandard ModelElementary ParticlesHigh-Energy PhysicsCollider Experiments1970sSubatomicTau Lepton
United StatesUnited States

⚛️ Introduction of the Term 'Standard Model'

Abraham Pais and Sam Treiman: Introduction of the Standard Model of particle physics term⟶
Introduction of the Term 'Standard Model' (1975)
Particle PhysicsStandard ModelTheoretical Physics1970sAbraham PaisSam TreimanTheoretical FrameworkElementary Particles
United StatesUnited StatesSwitzerlandSwitzerland

🧱 Discovery of the Bottom Quark

Bottom quark found⟶
Particle PhysicsStandard ModelQuarksElementary ParticlesHigh-Energy PhysicsCollider Experiments1970sSubatomic
United StatesUnited States

🧲 Discovery of the top quark

Top quark discovered⟶
Discovery of the top quark (1995)
PhysicsParticle PhysicsStandard ModelTop QuarkFermilabCDF ExperimentDØ ExperimentFundamental Particles1990s
United StatesUnited States

⚛️ Quark-Gluon Plasma Found

Quark-gluon plasma found⟶
Quark-Gluon Plasma Found (2000)
Particle PhysicsQuark-Gluon PlasmaCERNHeavy Ion CollisionsRelativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC)Fundamental PhysicsHadron Physics
SwitzerlandSwitzerland