James Cronin
James Cronin
James Watson Croninis an American nuclear physicist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhysicist
Date of Birth29 September 1931
CountryUnited States of America
adequate cannot diversity economic force housing jobs unless work
Assuring there is adequate housing for the work force is an economic issue. You cannot have jobs and economic diversity unless you have housing.
professor returned
In 1971 I returned to the University of Chicago as Professor of Physics.
direction gone
If anything, they've gone in the other direction, making zoning more restrictive. It's been frustrating.
addition enjoyed french learning
In addition to the research, I enjoyed learning French and assimilating the culture of another country.
samuel thesis
I did a thesis in experimental nuclear physics under the direction of Samuel K. Allison.
attention blue felt focus intended needed ribbon
A blue ribbon commission, by its very nature, is temporary, intended to focus attention on an issue. This is a long-term problem, and I felt we needed a long-term response.
series studied
During this period, with a series of excellent students, we further studied hyperon decays.