Google Doodle Today: Celebrating 100th birth anniversary of César Lattes; a Brazilian physicist who discovered pion

Google Doodle Today: Google Doodle on July 11 is celebrating birthday of Brazilian physicist and teacher César Lattes, who discovered the ‘pion’ or ‘pi meson’. It is a subatomic particle that has a mass 270 times greater than that of an electron.

The animated doodle is paying tribute to the researcher, who was born on this day today, in 1924. The pion’s discovery added to the understanding of advanced nuclear forces.