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15 quotes by James Cronin

James Watson Cronin (born September 29, 1931) is an American nuclear physicist. Cronin was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Cronin and co-researcher Val Logsdon Fitch were awarded the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physics for a 1964 experiment that proved that certain subatomic reactions do not adhere to fundamental symmetry principles. Specifically, they proved, by examining the decay of kaons, that a...
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On even the worst days, when nothing was working at the lab, I knew that at home I would find warmth, peace, companionship, and encouragement. As a... →

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One of the greatest joys in my life was giving a lecture in French at the College de France.

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During this period, with a series of excellent students, we further studied hyperon decays.

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I was much involved in the development of the spark chamber as a practical research tool.

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My real education began when I entered the University of Chicago in September 1951 as a graduate student.

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While at Chicago my interest in the new field of particle physics was stimulated by a course given by Gell- Mann, who was developing his ideas about... →

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I did a thesis in experimental nuclear physics under the direction of Samuel K. Allison.

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In 1971 I returned to the University of Chicago as Professor of Physics.

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In addition to the research, I enjoyed learning French and assimilating the culture of another country.

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My mother, Dorothy Watson, had met my father in a Greek class at Northwestern University.

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My primary and secondary education was provided by the Highland Park Public School System.

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Our whole family assembles in Chicago at Christmas and usually in Aspen in the summer.

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The long-lived K meson was discovered at Brookhaven.

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