Biography:George Zweig

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George Zweig
George Zweig
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.

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Author: Harold Foppele