Jerome Isaac Friedman

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1. When was Jerome Isaac Friedman born?March 28, 1930
2. What is the affiliation?Institute Professor and Professor of Physics, Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
3. Who is Jerome Isaac Friedman?Jerome Isaac Friedman is a scientist born in 1930 who taught physics at MIT. He won a Nobel Prize for discovering that protons and neutrons are made of smaller particles called quarks.
4. What did his Nobel Prize-winning research study?His research used a technique called deep inelastic scattering. He shot high‑energy electrons at protons and neutrons to see how they bounced off.

Nucleon: A collective term for the particles found in the nucleus of an atom, namely protons and neutrons.
Standard Model: A theory in particle physics that describes the fundamental particles and three of the four known fundamental forces in the universe.
Baryon: A composite subatomic particle made up of three quarks, such as protons and neutrons.