Benjamin W. Lee (이휘소) was a Korean American theoretical physicist. He was head of the theoretical physics department at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and professor of physics at the University of Chicago. He was killed in an automobile accident in Illinois on 16 June1977. A Korean American is a person of Korean ancestry who was either born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ... A physicist is a scientist trained in physics. ... Fermilabs Tevatron Robert Rathbun Wilson Hall Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), located in Batavia near Chicago, Illinois, (Google Sat Map) is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory specializing in high-energy particle physics, operated for the Department of Energy by the Universities Research Association (URA). ... Physics (from the Greek, ÏÏ ÏικÏÏ (physikos), natural, and ÏÏÏÎ¹Ï (physis), nature) is the science of the natural world, which deals with the fundamental constituents of the universe, the forces they exert on one another, and the results of these forces. ... The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area Ranked 25th - Total 57,918 sq. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...
Lee studied symmetry principles and weak interactions. The weak nuclear force or weak interaction is one of the four fundamental forces of nature. ...