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sir john dou·glas cock·croft

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  1. Cockcroft, Sir John Cockcroft, Sir John Douglas Cockcroftnoun

    British physicist who (with Ernest Walton in 1931) first split an atom (1897-1967)

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    Sir John Douglas Cockcroft was a British physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1951 with Ernest Walton for their early pioneering work in transmuting atomic nuclei by accelerated protons. He is considered one of the most influential figures in nuclear physics, having been involved with the development of nuclear power and overseeing the United Kingdom's atomic energy program during World War II.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Sir John Douglas Cockcroft in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Sir John Douglas Cockcroft in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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