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Ernest Orlando Lawrence (August 8, 1901 – August 27, 1958) was an American nuclear physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1939 for his invention of the cyclotron. He is known for his work on uranium-isotope separation for the Manhattan Project , as well as for founding the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Lawrence ...
Ernest Orlando Lawrence (born August 8, 1901, Canton, South Dakota, U.S.—died August 27, 1958, Palo Alto, California) was an American physicist, winner of the 1939 Nobel Prize for Physics for his invention of the cyclotron, the first particle accelerator to achieve high energies.
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Berkeley Lab’s Nobel tradition began when Lab founder Ernest Lawrence won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention of the cyclotron, a circular device capable of accelerating nuclear particles to extremely high speeds without the use of high voltage.
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Lived 1901 – 1958. Ernest Lawrence invented the cyclotron, for which he was awarded the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physics. Cyclotrons in his laboratories were used to discover a large number of new chemical elements and isotopes – millions of lives have been saved using these radioisotopes.
1968 Nobel Prize for Physics. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is the namesake and legacy of its founder, Ernest Orlando Lawrence, winner of the 1939 Nobel Prize for Physics for his invention of the cyclotron. Yes, Lawrence was the inventor of the cyclotron, the granddaddy of today's most powerful accelerators.
Lawrence received the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physics for “the invention and development of the cyclotron and for results obtained with it, especially with regard to artificial radioactive elements.” Explore hundreds of images of Lawrence’s personal and professional life in the Berkeley Lab archive.
Dec 3, 2018 · Fast Facts: Ernest Lawrence. Occupation: Physicist. Known For: Winner of the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of the cyclotron; worked on the Manhattan Project. Born: August 8, 1901 in Canton, South Dakota. Died: August 27, 1958 in Palo Alto, California.
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