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Author(s)
Wilczek, Frank
Date Issued
May 2012
Journal
Scientific American
Publisher
Scientific American, a Division of Nature America/Nature Publishing Group
Citation
Wilczek, Frank. "Happy Birthday, Electron." Scientific American 306, 24-24 (15 May 2012).
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Abstract
The Higgs gets the headlines, but the electron is really physicists’ favorite particle. The electron theory, developed 120 years ago, is an underappreciated bridge from classical to modern physics.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
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