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JAMES CHADWICK Nobel Prize in Physics for 1935. Who’s James Chadwick? Born in Cheshire, England 20th october 1921 Joseph Chadwick and Anne Mary Knowles.

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1 JAMES CHADWICK Nobel Prize in Physics for 1935

2 Who’s James Chadwick? Born in Cheshire, England 20th october 1921 Joseph Chadwick and Anne Mary Knowles

3 Manchester high school and Manchester University Honours School of Physics 2 years  Physical Laboratory in Manchester Interned in Ruhleben

4 Why did he won the Nobel Prize? Fundamental discovery: He proved the existence of neutrons

5 NEUTRONS Elementary particles devoid of an electrical charge Not overcome any electric barries Is capable of penetrating and splitting the nuclei of the elements

6 He prepared the way towards  uranium 235  the creation of the atomic bomb

7 Which was the historical approach? Just before the second World War started

8 Previous to the discovery 1900: emergence of a new Physics Detection of unexpected forms of radiations  Wilhelm Röntgen  Henri Becquerel  Marie and Pierre Curie  Rutherford and Soddy

9 Applications nowadays Applications in the earth science Applications in the energy Applications in the environment


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