Burton Richter

Burton Richter

Nobel Prize in Physics 1976

“for their pioneering work in the discovery of a heavy elementary particle of a new kind”

Burton Richter was an American physicist. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1976 for pioneering work in the discovery of a heavy elementary particle of a new kind. He was affiliated with the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center when awarded.

Field
Physics · Particle Physics
Lifespan
1931–2018