Marcus Laurence Elwin Oliphant

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Marcus_Laurence_Elwin_Oliphant
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
gptkb:scientist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Adelaide
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Companion_of_the_Order_of_Australia
gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkb:Hughes_Medal
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkbp:birthDate 1901-10-08
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:deathDate 2000-07-14
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Ernest_Rutherford
gptkbp:field nuclear physics
physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marcus Laurence Elwin Oliphant
gptkbp:knownFor discovery of helium-3
discovery of tritium
work on nuclear fusion
contributions to the development of the atomic bomb
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Australian_Academy_of_Science
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:John_Clive_Ward
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Mark_Oliphant
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Adelaide,_South_Australia
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Canberra,_Australian_Capital_Territory
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:state_order
Director of the Research School of Physical Sciences at the Australian National University
gptkbp:signature Marcus Oliphant signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Rosa_Louise_Wilbraham
gptkbp:termEnd Governor of South Australia, 1976
gptkbp:termStart Governor of South Australia, 1971
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:Australian_National_University
gptkb:University_of_Birmingham
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mark_Oliphant
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4