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...From Alchemy to Elementary Particle Physics," Sheldon L. Glashow (omitted next year...
...Sheldon Glashow, professor of Physics, said yesterday that if Fairbanks's claim is true, then "it is the biggest thing in particle physics in the last 65 years." But he said other scientists must reproduce the Stanford experiment before its validity can established...
...Glashow draws an analogy with biology, saying that once people agree biology is chemistry it is completely known. "The fact that it's known doesn't make it trivial, but we're interested in the rules of the game, not the play," he says...
What important physical questions remain unanswered? Glashow points to "quark confinement"--the fact that quarks, although an amazingly successful theoretical construct, have never been seen. A good explanation of their reclusive nature is desireable...
...Glashow does not think about the social implications of his work, of which he believes there are none. In a 1974 lecture entitled "Something exciting Is Happening in Particle Physics" Glashow asked, "What are the implications of the charmed quark for--anything...