John Cockcroft
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1951.
Born: 27, May, 1897, Todmorden, United Kingdom
Died: 18, Sep, 1967, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Prize motivation: "for their pioneer work on the transmutation of atomic nuclei by artificially accelerated atomic particles"
Affiliation at the time of the award: Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell Berkshire, United Kingdom
Prize share: 1/2