Chamber Quote by James Cronin

My primary and secondary education was provided by the Highland Park Public School System.

— James Cronin

My real education began when I entered the University of Chicago in September 1951 as a graduate student.

— James Cronin

While at Chicago my interest in the new field of particle physics was stimulated by a course given by Gell- Mann, who was developing…

— James Cronin

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

— James Cronin

In 1971 I returned to the University of Chicago as Professor of Physics.

— James Cronin

During this period, with a series of excellent students, we further studied hyperon decays.

— James Cronin

In addition to the research, I enjoyed learning French and assimilating the culture of another country.

— James Cronin

My mother, Dorothy Watson, had met my father in a Greek class at Northwestern University.

— James Cronin

The long-lived K meson was discovered at Brookhaven.

— 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…

— James Cronin

The Director of the Laboratory, George Reynolds, was most supportive of my efforts to work independently. There followed for ten years a glorious time…

— James Cronin

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

— James Cronin