PHYSICIST
James Cronin
1931 - 2016

James Cronin
James Watson Cronin (September 29, 1931 – August 25, 2016) was an American particle physicist. Cronin and co-researcher Val Logsdon Fitch were awarded the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physics for a 1964 experiment that proved that certain subatomic reactions do not adhere to fundamental symmetry principles. Specifically, they proved, by examining the decay of kaons, that a reaction run in reverse does not merely retrace the path of the original reaction, which showed that the interactions of subatomic particles are not invariant under time reversal. Thus the phenomenon of CP violation was discovered. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Cronin is the 210th most popular physicist (down from 209th in 2019), the 790th most popular biography from United States (up from 800th in 2019) and the 40th most popular American Physicist.
James Cronin is most famous for being a professional rugby player.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, James Cronin ranks 210 out of 851. Before him are Klaus von Klitzing, Karl Schwarzschild, Maurice Wilkins, Murray Gell-Mann, Theodor W. Hänsch, and Edward Mills Purcell. After him are Francesco Maria Grimaldi, David Lee, Pyotr Kapitsa, Yoichiro Nambu, Joseph Rotblat, and Steven Weinberg.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKlaus von Klitzing
1943 - Present
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 204
Karl Schwarzschild
1873 - 1916
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 205
Maurice Wilkins
1916 - 2004
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 206
Murray Gell-Mann
1929 - 2019
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 207
Theodor W. Hänsch
1941 - Present
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 208
Edward Mills Purcell
1912 - 1997
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 209
James Cronin
1931 - 2016
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 210
Francesco Maria Grimaldi
1618 - 1663
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 211
David Lee
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 212
Pyotr Kapitsa
1894 - 1984
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 213
Yoichiro Nambu
1921 - 2015
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 214
Joseph Rotblat
1908 - 2005
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 215
Steven Weinberg
1933 - 2021
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 216
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, James Cronin ranks 40. Before him are D. B. Cooper, Anne Bancroft, Ian Holm, James Earl Jones, João Gilberto, and Rupert Murdoch. After him are David Lee, Larry Hagman, Aldo Rossi, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Richard F. Heck, and Guy Debord. Among people deceased in 2016, James Cronin ranks 39. Before him are Walter Scheel, Elie Wiesel, Jerome Bruner, Kenny Baker, Harry Kroto, and Carrie Fisher. After him are Gabriele Amorth, Alvin Toffler, Junko Tabei, Andrzej Żuławski, Frano Selak, and George Kennedy.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsD. B. Cooper
PIRATE
1931 - 1971
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 34
Anne Bancroft
ACTOR
1931 - 2005
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 35
Ian Holm
ACTOR
1931 - 2020
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 36
James Earl Jones
ACTOR
1931 - 2024
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 37
João Gilberto
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2019
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 38
Rupert Murdoch
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 39
James Cronin
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2016
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 40
David Lee
PHYSICIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 41
Larry Hagman
ACTOR
1931 - 2012
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 42
Aldo Rossi
ARCHITECT
1931 - 1997
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 43
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 44
Richard F. Heck
CHEMIST
1931 - 2015
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 45
Guy Debord
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 1994
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 46
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsWalter Scheel
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2016
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 33
Elie Wiesel
WRITER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 34
Jerome Bruner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1915 - 2016
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 35
Kenny Baker
ACTOR
1934 - 2016
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 36
Harry Kroto
CHEMIST
1939 - 2016
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 37
Carrie Fisher
ACTOR
1956 - 2016
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 38
James Cronin
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2016
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 39
Gabriele Amorth
WRITER
1925 - 2016
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 40
Alvin Toffler
WRITER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 41
Junko Tabei
MOUNTAINEER
1939 - 2016
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 42
Andrzej Żuławski
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2016
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 43
Frano Selak
WRITER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 44
George Kennedy
ACTOR
1925 - 2016
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 45
In United States
Among people born in United States, James Cronin ranks 790 out of 20,380. Before him are James Ivory (1928), Keith Jarrett (1945), Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841), William Alfred Fowler (1911), Edgar Cayce (1877), and Edward Mills Purcell (1912). After him are Paul D. Boyer (1918), David Lee (1931), James Woods (1947), Theodore Dreiser (1871), Benedict Arnold (1741), and Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJames Ivory
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - Present
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 784
Keith Jarrett
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 785
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
LAWYER
1841 - 1935
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 786
William Alfred Fowler
ASTRONOMER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 787
Edgar Cayce
OCCULTIST
1877 - 1945
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 788
Edward Mills Purcell
PHYSICIST
1912 - 1997
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 789
James Cronin
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2016
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 790
Paul D. Boyer
CHEMIST
1918 - 2018
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 791
David Lee
PHYSICIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 792
James Woods
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 793
Theodore Dreiser
WRITER
1871 - 1945
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 794
Benedict Arnold
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1741 - 1801
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 795
Edgar Rice Burroughs
WRITER
1875 - 1950
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 796
Among PHYSICISTS In United States
Among physicists born in United States, James Cronin ranks 40. Before him are Val Logsdon Fitch (1923), Hugh David Politzer (1949), Kip Thorne (1940), Hugh Everett III (1930), Murray Gell-Mann (1929), and Edward Mills Purcell (1912). After him are David Lee (1931), Steven Weinberg (1933), Robert H. Goddard (1882), Melvin Schwartz (1932), Roy J. Glauber (1925), and Ralph Asher Alpher (1921).
Val Logsdon Fitch
1923 - 2015
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 34
Hugh David Politzer
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 35
Kip Thorne
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 36
Hugh Everett III
1930 - 1982
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 37
Murray Gell-Mann
1929 - 2019
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 38
Edward Mills Purcell
1912 - 1997
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 39
James Cronin
1931 - 2016
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 40
David Lee
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 41
Steven Weinberg
1933 - 2021
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 42
Robert H. Goddard
1882 - 1945
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 43
Melvin Schwartz
1932 - 2006
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 44
Roy J. Glauber
1925 - 2018
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 45
Ralph Asher Alpher
1921 - 2007
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 46