1923 – 2015

Val Logsdon Fitch

American physicist

nuclear physicistuniversity teacherphysicist

Born

1923-03-10, Merriman

Died

2015-02-04

Birthplace state

Nebraska

Biography

Val Logsdon Fitch was born in Merriman, Nebraska, in 1923 and worked as a nuclear physicist. In 1964, working with James Cronin at Brookhaven National Laboratory using the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron, he conducted an experiment on K-meson decay that demonstrated certain subatomic reactions do not follow fundamental symmetry principles; specifically, a reaction run in reverse does not retrace the path of the original reaction, establishing that subatomic particle reactions are not indifferent to time. This work led to the discovery of CP violation and resulted in Fitch and Cronin receiving the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physics. He died on February 4, 2015.

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Val Logsdon Fitch is recorded as a nuclear physicist, a university teacher and a physicist, born in Nebraska (1923–2015).

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Frequently asked about Val Logsdon Fitch

Who was Val Logsdon Fitch?

Val Logsdon Fitch was American physicist, born in Nebraska (1923 – 2015).

When and where was Val Logsdon Fitch born?

Val Logsdon Fitch was born on 1923-03-10 in Merriman.

When did Val Logsdon Fitch die?

Val died on 2015-02-04.

What was Val Logsdon Fitch known for?

Val Logsdon Fitch is recorded as a nuclear physicist, a university teacher and a physicist.

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