Why Richard E. Taylor received the 1990 Physics Nobel

Why it was awarded

Richard E. Taylor received the 1990 Nobel Prize in Physics for their pioneering investigations concerning deep inelastic scattering of electrons on protons and bound neutrons, which have been of essential importance for the development of the quark model in particle physics. The contribution became an important reference point for later work in the field. This achievement represents one of the major advances recognized in physics at the time.