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C. F. Powell | |
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 Powell in 1950 | |
| Born | Cecil Frank Powell 5 December 1903 |
| Died | 9 August 1969 (aged 65) |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (PhD) |
| Known for | Discovery of the pion Nuclear emulsion |
| Spouse |
Isobel Artner (m. 1932) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge University of Bristol |
| Doctoral advisor | Ernest Rutherford C. T. R. Wilson |
| Doctoral students | Peter Fowler M. G. K. Menon |
Cecil Frank Powell (5 December 1903 – 9 August 1969) was an English physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1950 for heading the team that developed the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and for the resulting discovery of the pion (pi-meson), a subatomic particle.[3]
- ^ Frank, F. C.; Perkins, D. H. (1971). "Cecil Frank Powell 1903-1969". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 17: 541–563. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1971.0021.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1950".
- ^ Camerini, U. (1969). "Cecil Powell, Cosmic-Ray Physicist, Dies in Italy". Physics Today. 22 (11): 107–109. Bibcode:1969PhT....22k.107C. doi:10.1063/1.3035243.