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C. F. Powell

British physicist

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Cecil Frank Powell was a British experimental physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1950 for heading the team that developed the photographic method of studying nuclear processes, and for the resulting discovery of the pion (pi-meson).

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Born
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Place of birth
Tonbridge wd
Died
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Place of death
Lake Como wd
Citizenship
United Kingdom wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher, nuclear physicist wd
Education
University of Cambridge, University of Bristol, Sidney Sussex College, The Judd School wd
Spouse
Isobel Artner wd

Awards wd

  • Hughes Medal (1949)
  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1950)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux (1952)
  • Royal Society Bakerian Medal (1957)
  • Royal Medal (1961)
  • Lomonosov Gold Medal (1967)
  • Guthrie Medal and Prize (1969)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society
  • Royal Society Bakerian Medal

Questions

When was C. F. Powell born?
C. F. Powell was born on 5 December 1903 in Tonbridge.
Where did C. F. Powell study?
C. F. Powell was educated at University of Cambridge, University of Bristol, Sidney Sussex College, The Judd School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): C. F. Powell · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q178103 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Cecil Powell.jpg by Nobel foundation (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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