Patrick M.S. Blackett(1897–1974)
PhysicsPatrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Baron Blackett of Chelsea, was an English experimental physicist and life peer who received the 1948 Nobel Prize in Physics. In 1925, he was the first person to prove that radioactivity could cause the nuclear transmutation of one chemical element to another. He also made major contributions to the Allied war effort in World War II, advising on military strategy and developing operational research.
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Awards & Recognition
Nobel Prize in Physics
1948for his development of the Wilson cloud chamber method, and his discoveries therewith in the fields of nuclear physics and cosmic radiation
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Education
University of Cambridge
Magdalene College
King's College
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Career Timeline
Birkbeck, University of London?–present
Imperial College London?–present
Victoria University of Manchester?–present
University of Manchester?–present
Positions & Roles
Langworthy Professormember of the House of LordsPresident of the Royal Society
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