Discovery james chadwick biography

English physicist (1891–1974)

For the bishop, see James Chadwick (bishop).

Discovery james chadwick biography

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Sir James Chadwick (20 October 1891 – 24 July 1974) was an English physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1935 for his discovery of the neutron.

In 1941, he wrote the final draft of the MAUD Report, which inspired the U.S. government to begin serious atom bomb research efforts. He was the head of the British team that worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II.

He was knighted in Britain in 1945 for his achievements in physics.

Chadwick graduated from the Victoria University of Manchester in 1911, where he studied under Ernest Rutherford (known as the "father of nuclear physics").^[2] At Manchester, he continued to study under Rutherford until he was awarded his MSc in 1913.

The same year, Chadwick was awarded an 1851 Research Fellowship from the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 185