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Archival as AuthorArchival as SubjectPublished as SubjectErnest Walton
Dates
October 6, 1903 – June 25, 1995
Authorized Form of Name
Walton, Ernest, 1903-1995
Additional Forms of Names
Walton, E. T. S., 1903-1995
Walton, Ernest T. S., 1903-1995
Biography
Abstract
Ernest T. S. Walton was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1951 with John Cockcroft "for their pioneer work on the transmutation of atomic nuclei by artificially accelerated atomic particles." Walton was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and the University of Cambridge and held positions at those universities throughout his career.
Important Dates
October 6, 1903Birth, Dungarvan (Waterford, Ireland).
1926Obtained BSc in Physics, Trinity College, Dublin (Ireland).
1927Research fellow, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge (England).
1927Obtained MSc in Physics, Trinity College, Dublin (Ireland).
1930Awarded the Senior Research Award, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.
1931Obtained PhD in Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge (England).
1932 – 1934Awarded Clerk Maxwell Scholarship, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge.
1934 – 1974Fellow (1934); Erasmus Smith’s Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy (1946); and Senior Fellow (1960), Trinity College, Dublin (Ireland).
1938Awarded the Hughes Medal, Royal Society.
1951Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics with John Cockcroft "for their pioneer work on the transmutation of atomic nuclei by artificially accelerated atomic particles".
June 25, 1995Death, Belfast (Northern Ireland).
Occupation
Atomic physcist.
Places
Birth
Dungarvan (Waterford, Ireland)
Undergraduate Education
Graduate Education
Employment
Death
Subjects
Relationships
People
Family
Walton, Alan J.
Son.
Advisors & Collaborators
Cockcroft, John, Sir, 1897-1967
Awarded 1951 Nobel Prize in Physics with Cockcroft "for their pioneer work on the transmutation of atomic nuclei by artificially accelerated atomic particles."
Advisor at University of Cambridge.
Additional
Blewett, John P. (John Paul), 1910-
Cathcart, Brian
Evans, Robley Dunglison, 1907-
Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees, 1869-1959
Institutions
Major Positions
Cavendish Laboratory (Cambridge, England)
Research Fellow and Clerk Maxwell Scholar.
Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland)
Received BSc in physics (1926) and MSc in physics (1927). Fellow; Erasmus Smith’s Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy; and Senior Fellow.
Professional Activities & Affiliations
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (United Kingdom)
Awarded the Senior Research Award (1930).
Royal Society (Great Britain)
Awarded the Hughes Medal (1938).
University of Cambridge
Received PhD in Physics (1931).
Resources
Archival Resources
Author
E. T. S. Walton papers, 1927-2005 (bulk 1927-1938).
Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge CB3 0DS
Ernest Walton papers, 1921-circa 1980s.
Trinity College Library (Ireland)
College St. Dublin, Ireland
Lectures of Werner Heisenberg and E. T. S. Walton given at the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in 1955 and 1968 respectively [sound recording]
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
The first penetration of nuclei by accelerated particles [sound recording] / 1969 August.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Subject
Oral history interview with Alan J. Walton, 2014 May 21.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Robley D. Evans, 1972 May 2, 3, 1974 May 5 and 1978 June 14.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Sir John Cockcroft, 1963 May 2.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Oral history interview with Sir John Cockcroft, 1967 March 28.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Reminiscences about accelerators: Brookhaven lecture, 1980.
Niels Bohr Library & Archives
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA
Published Resources
Subject
Atomic Heritage Ernest Walton profile and biography.