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Burton Richter Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Burton Richter, based on 2 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

2 records1930–19742 events1 places

Chronological biography

1930

Birth of Burton Richter1930
Science / Physics

Birth of Burton Richter

1974

Electron-Positron J-Psi Discovery1974
Science / Physics · Physicist · Stanford

Leads the SPEAR electron-positron collider team that discovers the J-psi particle, demonstrating the power of lepton colliders for particle physics.

Titles and roles

Physicist

Record provenance

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