Person Chadwick; Sir; James (1891 - 1974) Chadwick James Sir 1891 - 1974 British Male Bollington, near Macclesfield, Cheshire, England 20 October 1891 Cambridge 24/07/1974 19740724

Physics Education: PhD Career: Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and Assistant Director of Radio-Active Research in the Cavendish Laboratory Medals and prizes: Nobel Prize (Physics) 1935 Honours: Kt 1945; CH 1970 Royal Society roles: VP 1937-1938, 1948-1949 Medals and prizes: Hughes Medal 1932; Copley Medal 1950 Lectures: Bakerian 1933; Rutherford 1953 Fellow 12/05/1927 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB vol 17 pp 143-148 Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1976 vol 22 pp 11-70, plate, by Sir Harrie Massey and N Feather References: J R Holt, 'James Chadwick at Liverpool' in NR 1994 vol 48 pp 299-308 Sir Rudolf Peierls, 'Recollections of James Chadwick' in NR 1994 vol 48 pp 135-141 Margaret Gowing, 'James Chadwick and the Atomic Bomb' in NR 1993 vol 47 pp 79-92, plate S Devons, 'Rutherford and the Science of His Day' in NR 1991 vol 45 pp 221-242 J W Boag and D Shoenberg (trans and eds), 'Letters from Kapitza to his Mother, 1921-27' in NR 1988 vol 42 pp 205-228, plate Sir Harrie Massey, 'Nuclear Physics Today and in Rutherford's Day' in NR 1972-3 vol 27 pp 25-44 Sir Mark Oliphant, 'Some Personal Recollections of Rutherford, the Man' in NR 1972-3 vol 27 pp 7-23 Anon, 'Award of the Franklin Medal to Sir James Chadwick, FRS' in NR 1952 vol 9 pp 353-355 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 20 Oct 1891 - 24 Jul 1974 NA8164 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/27883176 6576e66a-00e2-46da-891d-f5b4029fad5c