John Cockroft
/ˌdʒɒn ˈkɒkkrɒft/
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- (1897-1967) the English scientist who, with Ernest Walton, succeeded in splitting the atom at the Cavendish Laboratory in 1932. He was later closely involved with Britain's nuclear energy programme and was the first director of the research centre at Harwell. He was made a knight in 1948 and he and Walton shared the Nobel Prize for physics in 1951.
约翰·科克罗夫特（John Cockroft）：（1897-1967）英国科学家，与欧内斯特·沃尔顿（Ernest Walton）于1932年在卡文迪许实验室成功分裂了原子。他后来与英国的核能计划密切相关，并且是哈威尔大学研究中心的第一任主任。他于1948年被任命为骑士，他和沃尔顿于1951年共同获得诺贝尔物理学奖。