In which decade did Martin Perl prove his most famous discovery?
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Martin Perl proved his most famous discovery, the tau lepton, in the 1990s. The tau lepton is a subatomic particle that is similar to the electron, but it is much heavier. Perl's discovery of the tau lepton was a major breakthrough in physics, and it helped to confirm the Standard Model of particle physics. The Standard Model is a theory that describes the fundamental particles and forces of nature.
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