# 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).

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 5 December 1903 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178103#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Tonbridge ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178103#P19))
- **Died:** 9 August 1969 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178103#P570))
- **Place of death:** Lake Como ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178103#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United Kingdom ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178103#P27))
- **Occupation:** physicist; university teacher; nuclear physicist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178103#P106))
- **Education:** University of Cambridge; University of Bristol; Sidney Sussex College; The Judd School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178103#P69))
- **Spouse:** Isobel Artner ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178103#P26))
- **Awards:** Hughes Medal; Nobel Prize in Physics; honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux; Royal Society Bakerian Medal; Royal Medal; Lomonosov Gold Medal; Guthrie Medal and Prize; Fellow of the Royal Society; Royal Society Bakerian Medal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178103#P166))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): C. F. Powell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._F._Powell) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q178103](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178103) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Cecil Powell.jpg by Nobel foundation (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cecil_Powell.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"C. F. Powell". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/c-f-powell. Retrieved 4 November 2026.