Question : In 1932, who discovered the positron, a particle described as "carrying a positive charge but having a mass of the same order of magnitude as that normally possessed by a free negative electron"?
Option 1: Niels Bohr
Option 2: Paul Dirac
Option 3: Ernest Rutherford
Option 4: Carl D. Anderson
Correct Answer: Carl D. Anderson
Solution : The correct answer is Carl D. Anderson .
In 1932, Carl D. Anderson discovered the positron, a particle described as "carrying a positive charge but having a mass of the same order of magnitude as that normally possessed by a free negative electron". This groundbreaking discovery earned Anderson the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1936.
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