1990 Physics Nobel Prize

The 1990 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Jerome I. Friedman, Henry W. Kendall, and Richard E. Taylor for their pioneering experiments at Stanford University. They studied the structure of protons and neutrons, the building blocks of atomic nuclei, by shooting high-energy electrons at them. Their work revealed that protons and neutrons are not solid, but made up of smaller particles called quarks. This discovery was crucial in confirming and expanding our understanding of subatomic particles and the fundamental forces governing matter, significantly advancing particle physics.