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{{Infobox scientist | |||
| name = George Zweig | |||
| birth_date = 1937 | |||
| fields = Physics | |||
| work_institutions = California Institute of Technology; Los Alamos National Laboratory | |||
| known_for = Quark model; aces | |||
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{{Short description|Physicist who independently proposed the quark model}} | {{Short description|Physicist who independently proposed the quark model}} | ||
'''George Zweig''' (born 1937) is an American physicist who independently proposed a constituent model of hadrons in 1964. His particles were called ''aces'', while [[Biography:Murray Gell-Mann|Murray Gell-Mann]] introduced the name ''quark''. | '''George Zweig''' (born 1937) is an American physicist who independently proposed a constituent model of hadrons in 1964. His particles were called ''aces'', while [[Biography:Murray Gell-Mann|Murray Gell-Mann]] introduced the name ''quark''. | ||
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| George Zweig
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| Born | 1937
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| Known for | Quark model; aces |
George Zweig (born 1937) is an American physicist who independently proposed a constituent model of hadrons in 1964. His particles were called aces, while Murray Gell-Mann introduced the name quark.
In the Quantum Collection, Zweig is linked with the historical development of the quark model and the classification of hadrons.
See also
Author: Harold Foppele