Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett

Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Nobel Laureate

Born: 1897-11-18 in London, United Kingdom

Gender: male

Field: English physicist (1897–1974)

Biography

Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Baron Blackett was an English physicist who received the 1948 Nobel Prize in Physics. In 1925, he was the first person to prove that radioactivity could cause the nuclear transmutation of one chemical element to another. He also made major contributions to the Allied war effort in World War II, advising on military strategy and developing operational research.

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Nobel Prize Details

The Nobel Prize in Physics 1948

Awarded on: 1948-11-04

"for his development of the Wilson cloud chamber method, and his discoveries therewith in the fields of nuclear physics and cosmic radiation"

Affiliations:

  • Victoria UniversityManchester, United Kingdom