physics

Halogen lamps, so called because they carry inside a bulb the vapor of a halogen -generally iodine- that increases the resistance of the filament,...

"If a theory is beautiful, in the end it is useful" Although most of his research work was developed as a professor of theoretical physics at Caltech (California), since 1984 he has worked at the Santa Fe Institute, of which he is director. Murray Gell-Mann (New York, 1929) received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1969 for his discovery of quarks, the most elementary particles. His desire for integration has allowed him to work in other areas, such as the environment, economics and quantum mechanics.