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James Chadwick, discoverer of the neutron, remembered on his birthday
Original: Sir James Chadwick, born OTD in 1891, was awarded the 1935 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the neutron https
Sir James Chadwick, born on this day in 1891, is being remembered for his discovery of the neutron, which earned him the 1935 Nobel Prize in Physics. His 1932 finding of a neutral particle in the atomic nucleus transformed nuclear physics and paved the way for nuclear fission research. Markers of the anniversary link his work to Britain's scientific heritage, including historic radar sites.
Why now: Science and history enthusiasts are marking the anniversary of the physicist's birth.
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- Sir James Chadwick, born OTD in 1891, was awarded the 1935 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the neutron https:// cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/sw ingate-chain-home/?s=mb # UK # science # history · bobthetraveler@mastodon.world · 3
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