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Sir John Douglas Cockcroft (* 27. Mai 1897 in Todmorden, England; † 18. September 1967 in Cambridge) war ein britischer Kernphysiker und Nobelpreisträger .
Sir John Douglas Cockcroft OM KCB CBE FRS (27 May 1897 – 18 September 1967) was a British physicist who shared with Ernest Walton the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1951 for splitting the atomic nucleus, and was instrumental in the development of nuclear power.
- On phenomena occurring in the condensation of molecular streams on surfaces (1928)
- Atomic Energy Research Establishment
Sir John Douglas Cockcroft (born May 27, 1897, Todmorden, Yorkshire, Eng.—died Sept. 18, 1967, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) was a British physicist, joint winner, with Ernest T.S. Walton of Ireland, of the 1951 Nobel Prize for Physics for pioneering the use of particle accelerators in studying the atomic nucleus.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
John Cockcroft was a British physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics 1951 with Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton for their pioneer work on the transmutation of atomic nuclei by artificially accelerated atomic particles. Learn about his life, education, career, achievements and awards from his Nobel Lectures and this biography.
30. März 2024 · Sir John Douglas Cockcroft (* 27. Mai 1897 in Todmorden, England; † 18. September 1967 in Cambridge) war ein englischer Atomphysiker und Nobelpreisträger.
Cockcroft, who was both a student and Fellow at St John’s, is perhaps best known for the pioneering 1932 experiment in which he and his fellow researcher, Ernest Walton, transformed the nucleus of a lithium atom by bombarding it with high-energy particles.
In splitting the atom at the Cavendish Laboratory, it brought a remarkable scientist, John Cockcroft, to the world’s attention. Ernest Rutherford (centre) encouraged Ernest Walton (left) and John Cockcroft (right) to build a high-voltage accelerator to split the atom. Their success marked the beginning of a new field of subatomic research.
