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Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Baron Blackett, OM, CH, FRS (18 November 1897 – 13 July 1974), was a British experimental physicist known for his work on cloud chambers, cosmic rays, and paleomagnetism, awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1948.
Professor Blackett was appointed Head of the Physics Department of the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, in 1953 and retired in July, 1963. He is continuing at the Imperial College as Professor of Physics and Pro-Rector.
Jul 9, 2024 · Patrick Blackett (born November 18, 1897, London, England—died July 13, 1974, London) was the winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1948 for his discoveries in the field of cosmic rays, which he accomplished primarily with cloud-chamber photographs that revealed the way in which a stable atomic nucleus can be disintegrated by bombarding it ...
Nobel Prize Winner Scientist. Patrick Blackett (1897-1974) was an accomplished British scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1948. Early Years. Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett was born in Kensington, London on November 18 th, 1897.
Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett was a critical figure in the early development of operations research during World War II. Born in London, Blackett attended a military preparatory school, and served in the Royal Navy during World War I.
Patrick Blackett used the cloud chamber for groundbreaking studies of particles from the cosmos and from nuclear reactions. In 1932 Blackett and Giuseppe Occhialini connected the cloud chamber to a Geiger counter, which detects the passage of a particle.
by Luisa Bonolis. Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett. Nobel Prize in 1948 Physics. Cloud chamber and transmutation of nitrogen. Patrick Blackett was a remarkably versatile physicist, whose career touched science, warfare and politics.
