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First transmitted in 1964, the prediction and recent discovery of a fleeting particle may transform our ideas about the ultimate structure of matter.
First transmitted in 1964, it took physicists at Brookhaven, Long Island, New York, two years and 97,025 photographs before they successfully identified a predicted new particle, which has a unique characteristic known as 'strangeness minus three'. Contributing physicists include Murray Gell-Mann, Yuval Ne’eman and Richard Feynman.
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Sun 14 Aug 1966
21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East & South East
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Discovering the Omega-minus particle
Duration: 02:21
50 Years of Horizon Collection
This programme is part a collection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ programmes specially chosen to celebrate Horizon's 50th anniversary.
About Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four Collection programmes
Programmes are selected, in part, for their historical context and reflect the broadcast standards and attitudes of their time, which may not accord to some current Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ editorial guidelines. We aim to select programmes which can be shown in their entirety but in some cases edits are required.
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A free, interactive ebook designed for use on Apple, Android and Kindle tablets, and featuring clips from this selection of programmes as well as interviews with current Horizon presenters, is available to download at
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Christopher Chataway |
| Reporter | David Lutyens |
| Producer | Philip Daly |
| Editor | Eddie Montague |
| Participant | Murray Gell-Mann |
| Participant | Yuval Ne'eman |
| Participant | Nicholas Samios |
| Participant | Richard Feynman |
Broadcasts
- Sat 25 Jul 1964 21:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East & South East
- Sun 14 Aug 1966 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East & South East
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50 Years of Horizon
A collection of programmes specially chosen to celebrate Horizon's 50th anniversary.
