Richard P. Feynman
The irreverent theoretical physicist wasn’t joking when he recalled the impetus for his aha moment in developing the V–A theory of weak interactions. It was a figure from the Rustad-Ruby paper.
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January 1, 1958 | Physical Review | R. P. Feynman and M. Gell-Mann | Theory of the Fermi Interaction | Feynman calls for He6 experiment to be reviewed Classic VA paper beat Marshak-Sudarshan to publication. |
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1985 | Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman | Richard P. Feynman | The 7 Percent Solution | pp. 226-234. Feynman’s aha moment was when he saw the figure in Rustad-Ruby |
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July 25, 1992 | Current Science | R. E. Marshak | The Pain and Joy of a Major Scientific Discovery | Extensive excerpts are published because of their relevance to Rustad-Ruby experiment. Marshak reports that Wu remains strongly supportive of RR three months after her parity experiment. |
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December 30, 2018 | arXiv: History and Philosophy of Physics | Neutrino, parity violation, V-A: a historical survey | Good historical detail on the importance of the reversal of the RR experiment to the development of VA theory, the key step on the road to the standard model. |