Timeline Tuesday 2 August 1932

Events on Tuesday 2 August 1932 3

• 1932 Carl Anderson discovers the positron First antimatter particle observed Using a cloud chamber at Caltech, Carl D. Anderson recorded tracks of a positively charged particle with the mass of an electron. It confirmed Paul Dirac's prediction of antimatter, and Anderson shared the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics.
• 1932 – 2006 Lamar Hunt (1932-2006) Died 13 December 2006, aged 74 Lamar Hunt, the American sports magnate who founded the American Football League and helped create the Super Bowl, died of prostate cancer. He was also a founding figure in North American professional soccer. He is credited with coining the term "Super Bowl."
• 1932 – 2013 Peter O'Toole (1932-2013) Died 14 December 2013, aged 81 Peter O'Toole was a British actor best known for his Academy Award-nominated performance in Lawrence of Arabia. He died in a London hospital after a long illness.