Francis W. Aston(1877–1945)

Chemistry

Francis William Aston FRS was a British chemist and physicist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery, by means of his mass spectrograph, of isotopes in many non-radioactive elements and for his enunciation of the whole number rule. He was a fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.

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Awards & Recognition

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

for his discovery, by means of his mass spectrograph, of isotopes, in a large number of non-radioactive elements, and for his enunciation of the whole-number rule

Independent
1922

Co-winners

Shared the same award in the same year

Education

University of London
University of Birmingham
Trinity College
Malvern College

Doctoral Advisor

Career Timeline

University of Oxford?–present
University of Birmingham1903–present

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