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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:physicist
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_Manchester
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
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| gptkbp:born |
May 27, 1897
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| gptkbp:children |
3
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| gptkbp:contribution |
first artificial nuclear reaction
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| gptkbp:died |
September 18, 1967
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| gptkbp:fellow |
gptkb:Royal_Society
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| gptkbp:field |
nuclear physics
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| gptkbp:fieldOfStudy |
nuclear engineering
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| gptkbp:honorificPrefix |
Doctor_of_Science_from_University_of_Manchester
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
John Cockcroft
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| gptkbp:influenced |
future generations of physicists
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Ernest_Rutherford
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Cockcroft-Walton_generator
development of particle accelerators |
| gptkbp:nationality |
British
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| gptkbp:researchFocus |
nuclear reactions
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| gptkbp:significantEvent |
participated in international scientific collaborations
served on various scientific advisory boards published numerous scientific papers discovery of artificial radioactivity served as a consultant for various nuclear projects advocated for peaceful uses of nuclear technology contributed to the development of nuclear medicine delivered the 1960 Nobel Lecture discovery of lithium-6 involved in public education about nuclear energy mentored many young scientists worked on the development of the first proton accelerator worked on the development of nuclear reactors worked on the development of the first cyclotron contributed to the understanding of nuclear fission contributed to the establishment of nuclear safety standards received honorary memberships in various scientific societies work_on_the_Manhattan_Project served_in_the_Royal_Air_Force elected_to_the_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences was_a_member_of_the_British_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science served_as_director_of_the_Atomic_Energy_Research_Establishment was_a_member_of_the_International_Union_of_Pure_and_Applied_Physics awarded_the_CBE contributed_to_the_British_atomic_bomb_project development_of_the_Cockcroft-Walton_accelerator elected_to_the_American_Physical_Society influenced_policy_on_nuclear_research_in_the_UK president_of_the_Institute_of_Physics was_a_member_of_the_American_Institute_of_Physics was_a_member_of_the_European_Physical_Society was_a_member_of_the_Institute_of_Physics was_a_member_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Arts was_a_member_of_the_International_Atomic_Energy_Agency |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Cockcroft
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| gptkbp:workLocation |
gptkb:Cavendish_Laboratory
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