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Martin Lewis Perl (June 24, 1927 – September 30, 2014) was an American chemical engineer and physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1995 for his discovery of the tau lepton.
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Martin Lewis Perl was an American physicist who received the 1995 Nobel Prize for Physics for discovering a subatomic particle that he named the tau, a massive lepton with a negative charge. The tau, which he found in the mid-1970s, was the first evidence of a third “generation” of fundamental.
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Martin Perl, Stanford University Faculty Senate Memorial Resolution. Martin L. Perl, Winner of 1995 Nobel Prize for Discovery of Tau Lepton, Dead at 87 SLAC News Feature, October 1, 2014. Martin Lewis Perl Wikipedia article. 1995 Nobel Prize: Press release: Martin L. Perl wins the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of the tau lepton."
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Particle physicist Martin Lewis Perl was recognized worldwide for his discovery of the τ (tau) lepton. For that achievement he received the 1982 Wolf Prize and shared the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics. He was also a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a member of the National Academy of Sciences (elected 1981).
Oct 1, 2014 · Martin L. Perl, a professor emeritus of physics at Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory who won the 1995 Nobel Prize in physics for discovery of the tau lepton, died Sept. 30 at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto at the age of 87.
Learn about the life and achievements of Martin Lewis Perl, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who discovered the tau lepton in 1995. From his early career in chemical engineering to his research in particle physics, discover how he developed his skills and expertise in experimental techniques and instrumentation.
