Who was one of Kendall's co-recipients of the Nobel Prize?
Richard E. Taylor
Stephen Hawking
Richard Feynman
Murray Gell-Mann
Answer
Richard E. Taylor shared the Nobel Prize with James Cronin and Kendall for their groundbreaking research on the deep inelastic scattering of electrons on protons and bound neutrons, which provided crucial insights into the structure of nucleons. Their work revealed the existence of point-like constituents within protons and neutrons, later identified as quarks.
Probing the Particles: The Legacy of Henry Way Kendall
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