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Murray Gell-Mann (/ ˈ m ʌr i ˈ ɡ ɛ l ˈ m æ n /; September 15, 1929 – May 24, 2019) was an American theoretical physicist who played a preeminent role in the development of the theory of elementary particles.
May 20, 2024 · Murray Gell-Mann (born September 15, 1929, New York, New York, U.S.—died May 24, 2019, Santa Fe, New Mexico) was an American physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1969 for his work pertaining to the classification of subatomic particles and their interactions.
Murray Gell-Mann was a prominent scientist who developed the theory of quarks and gluons, and the quantum field theory of quark chromodynamics. He also worked on complex adaptive systems, linguistics, archeology, and environmental issues.
May 24, 2019 · Murray Gell-Mann was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions and discoveries concerning the classification of elementary particles and their interactions. He proposed the theory of quarks, which explained the composition and properties of composite particles.
May 24, 2019 · Murray Gell-Mann, who transformed physics with his preternatural ability to find hidden patterns among the tiny particles that make up the universe, earning a Nobel Prize, died on Friday at...
Jun 17, 2019 · A tribute to the theoretical physicist who won a Nobel for codifying fundamental particles and invented the Eightfold Way and quarks. Learn about his life, achievements, personality and legacy in this article by Robert P. Crease.
Jun 28, 2019 · Murray Gell-Mann, one of the greatest physicists of the 20th century, died on 24 May in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was 89. Endowed with a photographic memory, Gell-Mann was an intellectual powerhouse who coupled insatiable curiosity with a Humboldtian urge to explain everything on his horizon.
