sir john cockcroft

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   British physicist who (with Ernest Walton in 1931) first split an atom (1897-1967)

   SynonymsCockcroftSir John Douglas Cockcroft

   Broadernuclear physicist

Questions about sir john cockcroft

What does sir john cockcroft mean?

sir john cockcroft means "British physicist who (with Ernest Walton in 1931) first split an atom (1897-1967)".

What is another word for sir john cockcroft?

Close synonyms include Cockcroft, Sir John Douglas Cockcroft. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.