Ernest Walton

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Ernest Walton

Physics

#90

World Rank

#184

Historical Rank

Nuclear Physics

#8

World Rank

#16

Historical Rank

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• Physics

Ernest Walton's Degrees

• Bachelors Mathematics and Physics Trinity College Dublin

Why Is Ernest Walton Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton was an Irish physicist and Nobel laureate who first split the atom. He is best known for his work with John Cockcroft to construct one of the earliest types of particle accelerator, the Cockcroft–Walton generator. In experiments performed at Cambridge University in the early 1930s using the generator, Walton and Cockcroft became the first team to use a particle beam to transform one element to another. According to their Nobel Prize citation: "Thus, for the first time, a nuclear transmutation was produced by means entirely under human control."

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Ernest Walton?

Ernest Walton is affiliated with the following schools:

• Trinity College Dublin
• University of Cambridge