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Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton

1903–1995

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Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton (1903–1995) was an Irish physicist who, along with John Cockcroft, split the atomic nucleus using artificially accelerated particles, earning the 1951 Nobel Prize in Physics. He spent most of his career at Trinity College Dublin, where he was a dedicated educator and researcher in nuclear physics and cosmic rays.

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The Artificial Production of Fast Protons (with J.D. Cockcroft, 1932)
Experiments with High Velocity Positive Ions (with J.D. Cockcroft, 1932)
The Splitting of the Atom by Artificial Means (Nobel Lecture, 1951)
Cosmic Ray Studies at Sea Level (1950s papers)
The Nature of the Atomic Nucleus (lecture series, 1960s)

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