Georgi and Glashow Develop the First Grand Unified Theory
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Scientists, Physics, Physicists
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Massachusetts, New England
- Date: February, 1974
Article abstract: Georgi and Glashow developed the first of the unified field theories in subatomic physics, which, although tentative, could lead eventually to a single theory uniting all the laws of nature.
Summary of Event
Four known forces in the universe determine the behavior of everything, from the motion of planets and stars to the interaction and very form of matter itself. Those forces are: gravitational, electromagnetic, weak, and strong.
The gravitational force is generated by static mass (or mass in acceleration). It holds planets in...
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