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James Watson Cronin
| Full Name of the recipient | James Watson Cronin |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Year of Award | 1980 |
| Share in Award | 50.0% |
| Award Shared with | Val Logsdon Fitch (50.0%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for the discovery of violations of fundamental symmetry principles in the decay of neutral K-mesons |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA |
| Place of Birth | Chicago, IL, United States USA |
| Date of Birth | 29 September 1931 |
| Age at the time of Award | 48 years |
| Place of Death | St. Paul, MN, United States USA |
| Date of Death | 25 August 2016 |
