John Cockcroft

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John Cockcroft

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Nuclear Physics

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John Cockcroft's Degrees

• Bachelors Mathematics University of Manchester

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Why Is John Cockcroft Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Sir John Douglas Cockcroft was a British physicist who shared with Ernest Walton the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1951 for splitting the atomic nucleus, and was instrumental in the development of nuclear power.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With John Cockcroft?

John Cockcroft is affiliated with the following schools:

• Victoria University of Manchester
• University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
• University of Manchester
• Australian National University