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Leon M. Lederman is a renowned experimental physicist known for his research in particle physics. In 1956, he and Melvin Schwartz discovered the muon, for which they were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988. Lederman completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Chicago, where he began his scientific career.

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“One hundred thirty-seven is the inverse of something called the fine-structure constant. ...The most remarkable thing about this remarkable number is that it is dimension-free. ...Werner Heisenberg once proclaimed that all the quandaries of quantum mechanics would shrivel up when 137 was finally explained.”

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Book:The God Particle: If the Universe is the Answer, what is the Question?

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“Particle physics suffers more from being infected by the socio-political mood of the day than from lack of spectacular opportunities for major and profound discoveries.”

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“I started out as a molecules kid. In high school and early college I loved chemistry, but I gradually shifted toward physics, which seemed cleaner - odorless, in fact.”

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Book:The God Particle: If the Universe is the Answer, what is the Question?

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“Physics isn't a religion. If it were, we'd have a much easier time raising money.”

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“The real goal of physics is to come up with an equation that could explain the universe but still be small enough to fit on a T-shirt”

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“One of the major ingredients for professional success in science is luck. Without this, forget it.”

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Book:The God Particle: If the Universe is the Answer, what is the Question?

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“Science should have no less lofty a goal. My ambition is to live to see all of physics reduced to a formula so elegant and simple that it will fit easily on the front of a T-shirt.”

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Book:The God Particle: If the Universe is the Answer, what is the Question?

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Born: July 15, 1922
Known for: Experimenter
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