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In 1960, I married Laurose Becker. We have two children: Elizabeth, born in 1961, and Matthew, born in 1963.

~Burton Richter

Topics: Born Children Elizabeth Married Matthew Two

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During my first year as a graduate student, we worked on a measurement of the isotope shift and hyperfine structure of mercury isotopes.

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Topics: First Graduate Graduate Student Measurement Mercury Shift Structure Student Worked Year

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Theorists can create all sorts of theories which go beyond the Standard Model. But there's not one bit of experimental evidence to point out which way you should go.

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Topics: Beyond Bit Create Evidence Experimental Go Model Out Point Should Sort Standard Theories Way Which You

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What I found was that I thoroughly enjoyed the plumbing of experiment.

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Topics: Enjoyed Experiment Found Plumbing Thoroughly

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I got no thrill from solving an integral equation, but I did get a thrill from building an exotic piece of equipment that worked.

~Burton Richter

Topics: Building Did Equation Equipment Exotic Get Got Integral Piece Solving Thrill Worked

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For nuclear power to have a future, we'll either need more Yucca Mountains or a way to decrease the stuff we put there.

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Topics: Decrease Either Future More Mountains Need Nuclear Nuclear Power Power Put Stuff Way

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What lots of people have been trying to do ever since is find what's beyond the current Standard Model. So far, it has stood impervious to all attacks.

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Topics: Attacks Been Beyond Current Ever Far Find Impervious Lots Model People Since Standard Stood Trying

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What struck me first on reading the Ten Hoeve-Jacobson paper was how small the consequences of the radiation release from the Fukushima reactor accident are projected to be compared to the devastation wrought by the giant earthquake and tsunami.

~Burton Richter

Topics: Accident Compared Consequences Devastation Earthquake First Giant How Me Paper Projected Radiation Reading Release Small Struck Ten Wrought Tsunami

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The reason why Three Mile Island makes such a big impact is because of a Jane Fonda movie called 'The China Syndrome.'

~Burton Richter

Topics: Because Big Big Impact China Fonda Impact Island Jane Makes Mile Movie Reason Syndrome Three Why

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Politics is a lot tougher than physics.

~Burton Richter

Topics: Lot Physics Politics Than Tougher

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: March 22nd, 1931

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