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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: James Chadwick.jpg — Los Alamos National Laboratory, Attribution.","cite":"\"James Chadwick\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/james-chadwick. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T10:28:59Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-04","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/james-chadwick","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/james-chadwick","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/james-chadwick?lang=ne"}}