Jan 27, 1936Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States88 years old
physicist
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About Samuel C. C. Ting
Samuel Chao Chung Ting (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Ding Zhàozhong, born January 27, 1936) is a Chinese American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in 1976, with Burton Richter, for discovering the subatomic J/? particle.
He is the founder and principal investigator for the international $2 billion Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment which was installed on the International Space Station on 19 May 2011.