Burton Richter, 1931 - 2018
Professional and Biographical Information
Burton Richter, 1931-2018 National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir by Persis Drell, Vera Lüth, and Maury Tigner, 2022
Burton Richter 1931-2018: Physicist who helped to discover the first particle containing a charm quark. Obituary by Helen Quinn, Nature, 28 August 2018
Burton Richter, A Nobel Winner for Plumbing Matter, Dies at 87 New York Times, July 23, 2018
Nobel Prize-winning Stanford physicist Burton Richter dies at 87. Stanford News Service, July 19, 2018
Burton Richter, Director (Emeritus) Director's Office web page.
Burton Richter, Professor (Emeritus) PPA Faculty web page.
Burton Richter, American Institute of Physics, Physics History Network Profile
SLAC Director Emeritus and Nobelist Burton Richter to Receive National Medal of Science October 2, 2014.
President Obama Bestows National Medal of Science on SLAC Director Emeritus and Nobelist Burton Richter (includes video)
1976 Nobel Prize in Physics:
1976 Nobel Prize in Physics announcement.
Burton Richter's Nobel autobiography.
Burton Richter's Nobel lecture December 11, 1976.
Phi Beta Kappa Book of the Year Award 2011.
Enrico Fermi Award, 2012. U.S. Department of Energy.
Events and Photos
Burton Richter: SLAC Flickr Album
Burton Richter Oral History Interview, with Matthew R. Bahls, 2014. Stanford Historical Society.
Nuclear Energy with Professor Burton Richter. Smart Energy, PodTech. Connected Social Media Interviewer: Margot Gerritson. August 2007
Richter Symposium, Stanford University, January 21, 2000
Photos for the Burton Richter Celebration Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Symposium program (video links inactive) Please see consolidated video here: Part 1 and Part 2
Burton Richter. Nobel organization video interview (2008)
Burton Richter. SLAC interview, April 2, 2015
Richter Non-technical publications
Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Climate Change and Energy in the 21st Century. Cambridge University Press, December 2010.
APS Author Interview; YouTube Author Interview
How America can look within to achieve energy security and reduce global warming. Burton Richter et al. Oct 2008. Published in Rev.Mod.Phys.80:S1-S109,2008.
Reducing Proliferation Risk. Issues in Science and Technology, Fall 2008.
Nobel laureates know what they're talking about. B. Richter (SLAC) . Jul 2007. Published in Nature 448:408,2007.
Nuclear Power: A Status Report. Program on Energy and Sustainable Development Working Paper #58, September 2006
Using ethanol as an energy source. B. Richter (SLAC) . 2004. Published in Science 305:340,2004.
Preparing for terrorism. Burton Richter (SLAC) . Mar 2002. Published in Issues Sci. Technol.18:9-10,2002.
Dealing with terror. B. Richter (SLAC) . 2002. Published in Issues Sci.Technol.19:5, 2002.
The key: Reduce demand. Burton Richter (SLAC) . May 2001. LA Times Sunday, May 20, 2001.
Richter Technical publications
For a list of Professor Richter's Technical Publications, please go to inSPIRE HEP.
Publications about Richter
Moore, P.A. Honoring Burton Richter CERN Courier, March 15, 2000
Richter Papers in the SLAC Archives, History & Records Office
Richter Papers deposited with the SLAC AHRO are processed. Download and search the Guide to Burton Richter Papers, 1952-1999 finding aid (125 pages -- requires a PDF reader) .
