When was Ernest Walton born?

Ernest Walton was born on 6 October 1903 in Abbeyside.

What positions has Ernest Walton held?

Positions held by Ernest Walton include: Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy (1946–1974).

Where did Ernest Walton study?

Ernest Walton was educated at Trinity College, Methodist College Belfast, Trinity College, Dublin, Cookstown High School.

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Ernest Walton

Irish physicist and Nobel laureate (1903-1995)

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Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton (6 October 1903 – 25 June 1995) was an Irish experimental physicist. He shared the 1951 Nobel Prize in Physics with John Cockcroft "for their pioneer work on the transmutation of atomic nuclei by artificially accelerated atomic particles." According to their Nobel Prize speech: "Thus, for the first time, a nuclear transmutation was produced by means entirely under human control."

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Born: 6 October 1903 wd
Place of birth: Abbeyside wd
Died: 25 June 1995 wd
Place of death: Belfast wd
Citizenship: Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland wd
Occupation: physicist, university teacher wd
Education: Trinity College, Methodist College Belfast, Trinity College, Dublin, Cookstown High School wd
Spouse: Winifred Walton wd

Positions held wd

Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy (1946–1974)

Awards wd

Nobel Prize in Physics (1951)
Hughes Medal (1938)

About

Walton was a key member of the nuclear physics faculty at the University of Cambridge, where he worked with Cockcroft and Ernest Rutherford. He then spent the majority of his career in Ireland, after returning from England in 1934. He remained active as a member of the teaching faculty at Trinity College Dublin, where he served as Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy from 1946 until his retirement in 1974, after which he continued to be associated with the physics department at the college. Along with William Rowan Hamilton, Walton is regarded as one of the most influential Irish physicists.

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When was Ernest Walton born?: Ernest Walton was born on 6 October 1903 in Abbeyside.
What positions has Ernest Walton held?: Positions held by Ernest Walton include: Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy (1946–1974).
Where did Ernest Walton study?: Ernest Walton was educated at Trinity College, Methodist College Belfast, Trinity College, Dublin, Cookstown High School.

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