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Sir John Douglas Cockcroft

nobel prize for physics


Details of the Nobel Prize awarded to Sir John Douglas Cockcroft
Full Name
of the recipient
Sir John Douglas Cockcroft
AwardNobel Prize in Physics
Year of Award1951
Share in Award50.0%
Award Shared withErnest Thomas Sinton Walton (50.0%)
Motivation
for the Award
for their pioneer work on the transmutation of atomic nuclei by artificially accelerated atomic particles
Affiliation
at the Time of Award
Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Place of BirthTodmorden, United Kingdom GBR
Date of Birth27 May 1897
Age
at the time of Award
53 years
Place of DeathCambridge, United Kingdom GBR
Date of Death18 September 1967
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