| RefNo | LC/1944/22 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Walton, Ernest Thomas Sinton |
| Date | 30 November 1939 |
| Description | Certificate of Candidate for Election to the Fellowship
Suspended 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944
Lapsed 1944 |
| Citation | Walton, Ernest Thomas Sinton (Dublin). Fellow and Lecturer in Physics, Trinity College Dublin.
Was responsible, jointly with J D Cockcroft, for the discovery that the transmutation of elements can be effected by means of artificially accelerated particles. This discovery opened a new line of work of outstanding interest and importance, which has led to great developments in nuclear physics. |
| Proposers | From Personal Knowledge: Proposer - J D Cockcroft; Seconder - J Chadwick; M L Oliphant; C T R Wilson; R H Fowler; P M S Blackett; G P Thomson; H H Dixon; F W Aston |
| Extent | 1 sheet |
| Format | Typescript |
| PhysicalDescription | Paper, typwritten |
| AccessStatus | Open |