Burcham, W. E.
W. E. Burcham papers, 1933-1999.
The collection comprises materials relating to Burcham's scientific career, especially his work in the high voltage laboratory under M. L. E. Oliphant and P. I. Dee which was set up to pursue the finding of Sir. John Cockcroft and E. T. S. Walton in splitting atomic nuclei. Burcham's work is described in his article, "The Cavendish High-Voltage Laboratory (Notes Rec. R. Soc. Lond. 53 (1), 121-134 1999), a copy of which can be found at BCHM 7/2.
William Ernest Burcham was a professor of physics at University of Birmingham, 1951-1998. He was in charge of all matters relating to the Nuffield Cyclotron (except financial and building matters) and especially to strengthen its emerging nuclear physics program. He continued until 1960. From 1957 until 1973 he had charge of the construction and use of the Radial Ridge cyclotron. He retired in 1980. Born in 1913.
Dee, Philip Ivor, 1904-1983
Oliphant, Mark, 1901-2000
Nuclear physics -- Research -- Great Britain.
Physicists -- Great Britain.
AIP-ICOS
Churchill College. Archives Centre. Cambridge CB3 0DS