James Cronin Quotes
"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 Strangeness at the time."
- James Cronin
(Related: Time, Ideas, Chicago, Interest, Physics)
"I did a thesis in experimental nuclear physics under the direction of Samuel K. Allison."
- James Cronin
(Related: Direction, Physics)
"The long-lived K meson was discovered at Brookhaven."
- James Cronin
"The Director of the Laboratory, George Reynolds, was most supportive of my efforts to work independently. There followed for ten years a glorious time for research."
- James Cronin
(Related: Time, Work, Research, Years)
"Our whole family assembles in Chicago at Christmas and usually in Aspen in the summer."
- James Cronin
(Related: Family, Chicago, Christmas, Summer)
"One of the greatest joys in my life was giving a lecture in French at the College de France."
- James Cronin
(Related: Life, College, France, Giving)
"When the violation of parity was discovered I began a series of electronic experiments to investigate parity violation in hyperon decays."
- James Cronin
"My real education began when I entered the University of Chicago in September 1951 as a graduate student."
- James Cronin
(Related: Education, Chicago, University)
"My primary and secondary education was provided by the Highland Park Public School System."
- James Cronin
(Related: Education, Public, School)
"My mother, Dorothy Watson, had met my father in a Greek class at Northwestern University."
- James Cronin
(Related: Mother, Father, Class, University)
"In addition to the research, I enjoyed learning French and assimilating the culture of another country."
- James Cronin
(Related: Country, Culture, Learning, Research)
"I was much involved in the development of the spark chamber as a practical research tool."
- James Cronin
(Related: Development, Research)
"During this period, with a series of excellent students, we further studied hyperon decays."
- James Cronin
(Related: Students)
"In 1971 I returned to the University of Chicago as Professor of Physics."
- James Cronin
(Related: Chicago, Physics, University)