Patrick Blackett
Physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate
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United Kingdom
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An English physicist and academic contributed significantly to the fields of nuclear physics and particle physics. Developed the cloud chamber technique, leading to crucial discoveries in cosmic rays. Served as a professor at Imperial College London and held various positions within the academic community. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1948 for investigations of cosmic radiation and the discovery of the positron. His work laid important foundations in understanding subatomic particles and their interactions.
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1948
Developed the cloud chamber technique
Contributed to the understanding of cosmic rays
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