Zitat des Tages von James Cronin:
On even the worst days, when nothing was working at the lab, I knew that at home I would find warmth, peace, companionship, and encouragement. As a consequence, the next day would surely be better.
I was much involved in the development of the spark chamber as a practical research tool.
The long-lived K meson was discovered at Brookhaven.
In addition to the research, I enjoyed learning French and assimilating the culture of another country.
One of the greatest joys in my life was giving a lecture in French at the College de France.
In 1971 I returned to the University of Chicago as Professor of Physics.
The Director of the Laboratory, George Reynolds, was most supportive of my efforts to work independently. There followed for ten years a glorious time for research.
While at Chicago my interest in the new field of particle physics was stimulated by a course given by Gell- Mann, who was developing his ideas about Strangeness at the time.
I did a thesis in experimental nuclear physics under the direction of Samuel K. Allison.
My primary and secondary education was provided by the Highland Park Public School System.
During this period, with a series of excellent students, we further studied hyperon decays.
Our whole family assembles in Chicago at Christmas and usually in Aspen in the summer.
My mother, Dorothy Watson, had met my father in a Greek class at Northwestern University.
When the violation of parity was discovered I began a series of electronic experiments to investigate parity violation in hyperon decays.