Sir John Cockcroft

/sər dʒɑn ˌkɑˈkrɔft/
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Definitions of Sir John Cockcroft
  1. noun
    British physicist who (with Ernest Walton in 1931) first split an atom (1897-1967)
    synonyms: Cockcroft, Sir John Douglas Cockcroft
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    nuclear physicist
    a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics
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