John Cockcroft

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_Cockcroft

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gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:St_John's_College,_Cambridge gptkb:University_of_Manchester
gptkbp:award	gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:awardYear	1951
gptkbp:birthDate	1897-05-27
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Todmorden,_England
gptkbp:children	2
gptkbp:deathDate	1967-09-18
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:diedIn	heart attack
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Atomic_Energy_Research_Establishment gptkb:Cavendish_Laboratory
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:Ernest_Rutherford
gptkbp:field	nuclear physics
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Sir_John_Douglas_Cockcroft
gptkbp:honor	gptkb:Companion_of_Honour gptkb:Knight_Bachelor gptkb:order_of_merit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	John Cockcroft
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Cockcroft–Walton_generator splitting the atomic nucleus
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Royal_Society
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gptkbp:nationality	British
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gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:restingPlace	gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Eunice_Elizabeth_Crabtree
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