In the history of the standard model of particle physics:
The big international conference of 1974 in London was a turning point … Ellis’ catalog well reflected the state of theoretical confusion and general disarray in trying to interpret the data. But in the midst of all of this was a talk by John Iliopoulos (I think I was there too). With passionate zealotry, he laid out with great accuracy what we call the standard model. Everything was there: proton decay, charm, the GIM mechanism of course, QCD, the electroweak theory, grand unification, Higgs, etc. It was all presented with absolute conviction and sounded at the time just a little mad, at least to me (I am a conservative).
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