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Old 05-25-2019, 04:12 PM
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RIP: Murray Gell-Mann

Theoretical physicist who developed the classification system used today to organize quarks, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1969.

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Old 05-25-2019, 09:51 PM
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RIP. He was a great raconteur as well. I've watched many parts of this interview (unfortunately cut into 200 segments): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...QDs6oLP3SZ9BlA.

Here's a fascinating comparison of Fermi and Weisskopf as teachers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69ol...Z9BlA&index=37.
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Old 05-26-2019, 10:05 AM
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