Who was James Cronin and what were his contributions to physics?

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James W. Cronin was a pioneering physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1980 for his significant contributions to understanding the laws governing matter and antimatter. His research provided crucial insights into why matter survived the Big Bang, fundamentally shaping modern physics. Cronin was also a principal investigator in the Auger Observatory collaboration, the largest cosmic ray observatory in the world. He passed away on August 25, 2016, at the age of 84.

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"James W. Cronin, a pioneering scientist who shared the Nobel Prize in physics in 1980 for his groundbreaking work on the laws governing matter and antimatter and their role in the universe, died Aug. 25 in Saint Paul, Minn. He was 84..."

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/31/s...er-survived-the-big-bang-dies-at-84.html?_r=0

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1980/
 
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He's also one of the principal investigators who gave birth to the Auger Observatory collaboration, which is currently the world's largest cosmic ray observatory.

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