2000 ⟶ Tau Neutrino Discovered by DONUT Collaboration

The Tau neutrino is discovered by the DONUT collaboration
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⚛️ Development of Quantum Electrodynamics

Richard Feynman, Julian Schwinger, Sin-Itiro Tomonaga and Freeman Dyson: Quantum electrodynamics⟶
Development of Quantum Electrodynamics (1948)
PhysicsQuantum MechanicsTheoretical PhysicsElectromagnetismPost-WarScientific Revolution
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⚛️ 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

Chien Shiung Wu: demonstrated that parity, and thus charge conjugation and time-reversals, are violated for weak interactions⟶
Wu's Experiment Reveals Parity Violation in Weak Interactions (1957)
PhysicsParticle PhysicsExperimental PhysicsQuantum Mechanics20th Century Science
United StatesUnited States

⚛️ Gell-Mann and Zweig Propose Quarks

Murray Gell-Mann and George Zweig: postulates quarks, leading to the standard model⟶
Gell-Mann and Zweig Propose Quarks (1964)
PhysicsParticle PhysicsStandard ModelTheoretical Physics
United StatesUnited States

⚛️ Tau Neutrino Discovered by DONUT Collaboration

The Tau neutrino is discovered by the DONUT collaboration⟶
Tau Neutrino Discovered by DONUT Collaboration (2000)
PhysicsParticle PhysicsStandard ModelExperimental PhysicsHigh Energy PhysicsFundamental Particles
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