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Sir James Chadwick ( Bollington, 20 ottobre 1891 – Cambridge, 24 luglio 1974) è stato un fisico inglese, premio Nobel per la fisica nel 1935. Il prestigioso premio gli è stato attribuito per la sua scoperta del neutrone, risalente al 1932.
James Chadwick è stato un fisico inglese (Manchester 20 ottobre 1891). Stabilì sperimentalmente l'esistenza del neutrone, una particella pesante neutra la cui presenza nel nucleo atomico era stata ipotizzata sino dal 1920.
Sir James Chadwick, CH, FRS (20 October 1891 – 24 July 1974) was an English physicist who was awarded the 1935 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the neutron in 1932. In 1941, he wrote the final draft of the MAUD Report, which inspired the U.S. government to begin serious atom bomb research efforts.
- 20 October 1891, Bollington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
- Physics
James Chadwick (born October 20, 1891, Manchester, England—died July 24, 1974, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) was an English physicist who received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1935 for the discovery of the neutron.
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In 1932, Chadwick made a fundamental discovery in the domain of nuclear science: he proved the existence of neutrons – elementary particles devoid of any electrical charge.
In 1932, Chadwick made a fundamental discovery in the domain of nuclear science. Chadwick was fascinated by an experiment done by Frdric and Irne Joliot-Curie that studied the then-unidentified radiation from beryllium as it hit a paraffin wax target.
1935 Premio Nobel per la Fisica. (1891-1974) James Chadwick nacque a Bollington, in Inghilterra, il 20 ottobre 1891. Studiò alla Victoria University di Manchester, dove lavorò con Ernest Rutherford su vari problemi legati alla radioattività.
