- #1
- 4,432
- 3,221
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/nobel-winning-physicist-martin-perl-dies-age-87-25918793
Last edited:
A Nobel Prize-winning physicist from Stanford University who discovered a subatomic particle known as the tau lepton has died at age 87.
Martin Perl was an American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1995 for his discovery of the tau lepton, a subatomic particle.
Martin Perl discovered the tau lepton in 1975 while conducting experiments at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. He observed the decay of a particle called the tauon, which led him to the discovery of the tau lepton.
Martin Perl's discovery of the tau lepton confirmed the existence of a third generation of subatomic particles, which was a major breakthrough in the understanding of particle physics. It also opened up new avenues for research and further advancements in the field.
In addition to his Nobel Prize-winning discovery, Martin Perl made significant contributions to the field of particle physics, including the development of the first electron-positron storage ring and the discovery of the muon neutrino.
Martin Perl passed away on September 30, 2014 at the age of 87. He died of a heart attack while attending a conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.