James Cronin Quotes

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.

When the violation of parity was discovered I began a series of electronic experiments to investigate parity violation in hyperon decays.

The long-lived K meson was discovered at Brookhaven.

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.

One of the greatest joys in my life was giving a lecture in French at the College de France.

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.