Papers, 1921-ca. 1980s.

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Papers, 1921-ca. 1980s.

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Papers include eight volumes of student notebooks from the period Walton was an undergraduate, 1921-1926; microfilm copies (2 reels) of Walton's research notebooks from Cavendish Laboratory; and some correspondence including a series of letters written by Walton to his parents and fiancee while he was engaged in the research with Cockcroft that led to the splitting of the atom.

19 file boxes (includes 2 reels of microfilm).

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Cavendish Laboratory (Cambridge, England)

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The Cavendish Laboratory is the Department of Physics of the University of Cambridge and part of the School of the Physical Sciences. From the guide to the Cavendish Laboratory: Experimental Notebooks, c. 1900-1934, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives) ...

Walton, Ernest, 1903-1995

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Physicist (nuclear physics). Nobel laureate. From the description of Papers, 1921-ca. 1980s. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77974044 Physicist (nuclear physics). Nobel Laureate. From the description of Notebooks, 1929-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80617348 ...

Cockcroft, John, Sir, 1897-1967

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Physicist. Cockcroft died in 1967. From the description of Private office papers, 1939-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80180932 ...