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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:physicist
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Cloud_Chamber
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Institute_of_Physics
gptkb:University
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:American_Physical_Society
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:awarded_by
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his investigations of the ionization of gases by alpha particles
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
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gptkbp:born
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February 27, 1869
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:contribution
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study of cosmic rays
development of particle detectors
study of radiation
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gptkbp:died
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November 15, 1959
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:physicist
physics
nuclear physics
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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gptkb:physicist
gptkb:spacecraft
thermodynamics
nuclear physics
experimental physics
radiation physics
atmospheric physics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
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gptkbp:influenced
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many physicists
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
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gptkbp:invention
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cloud chamber
improved photographic techniques
techniques for studying ionization
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gptkbp:known_for
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cloud chamber
Wilson cloud chamber
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gptkbp:legacy
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influence on modern physics
cloud chamber used in particle physics experiments
influence on cosmic ray research
influence on experimental techniques
influence on radiation studies
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gptkbp:nationality
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Scottish
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gptkbp:notable_alumni
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gptkb:James_Chadwick
gptkb:William_Henry_Bragg
gptkb:Robert_Watson-Watt
gptkb:John_Cockcroft
gptkb:Ernest_Rutherford
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Wilson
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gptkbp:work_location
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gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
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