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Protons, which along with neutrons form the nuclei of atoms-and hence the bulk of the matter in the universe -have long been regarded as permanent fixtures on the subatomic scene, members of a family of heavy particles known as baryons. If they happened to collide with still other subatomic particles, one thing was certain: the number of baryons coming out of such interactions was always the same as the number going in. To put it in the language of physics, there was conservation of baryon number...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Diamonds May Not Be Forever | 12/31/1979 | See Source »

With the bare baryon...

Author: By Harry W. Printz, | Title: Would You Believe Lemon Leptons And Magic Muons? | 2/28/1977 | See Source »

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