What was César Lattes' major discovery in physics?
Pion
Higgs boson
Neutrino
Photon
Answer
Pion, a subatomic particle, was discovered by César Lattes. It is a meson, a type of hadron composed of a quark and an antiquark. Pions are the lightest mesons and play a crucial role in the strong nuclear force, which binds protons and neutrons together in atomic nuclei.
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