Science · 1931–2018
Burton Richter — Age & Birthday
Born: 22 March 1931 · Died: 18 July 2018 · Age at death: 87
How old was Burton Richter when he died?
Burton Richter died aged 87. He was born on 22 March 1931 and died on 18 July 2018.
Nobel Prize-winning physicist who co-discovered the J/psi meson particle
Did you know?His discovery of a new type of heavy elementary particle helped confirm the existence of the charm quark.
Burton Richter (March 22, 1931 – July 18, 2018) was an American physicist. He led the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) team which co-discovered the J/ψ meson in 1974, alongside the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) team led by Samuel Ting for which they won Nobel Prize for Physics in 1976.
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- Age at death
- 87
- Would be
- 95
- Years since death
- 8
- Born
- March 22, 1931 · New York City, United States
- Died
- July 18, 2018
- Cause of death
- Heart failure
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Science
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