How much more must this be so in my own case for I am conscious not only of the great names and achievements of those who have preceded me, but also of the living presence of many of my masters and teachers.
Cecil Frank Powell Quotes
Any device in science is a window on to nature, and each new window contributes to the breadth of our view.
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| Birth: | 5th December, 1903 |
| Death: | 9th August, 1969 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Physicist |
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Cecil Frank Powell was born in Tonbridge, Kent, England. He was a British physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and for the resulting discovery of the pion , a subatomic particle. After completing his bachelor's degree he worked at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, under C.T.R. Wilson and Lord Rutherford, conducting research into condensation phenomena, and gaining his Ph.D. in Physics in 1927.
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