John Cockcroft blue plaque
Walsden, Calderdale, England, United Kingdom
Sir John Cockcroft OM KCB CBE FRS 1887-1967 scientist, administrator, pioneer in the development of peaceful uses of nuclear power. In 1932, with Dr E. T. S. Walton, he was the first man to split the atom by artificial means. Joint winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1951. Honorary Freeman of t
he Borough of Todmorden
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