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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
}}
{{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


Born 1937


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