Cockcroft

Speech parts

1. Cockcroft - Noun

2. Cockcroft - Proper noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Sir John Cockcroft Sir John Douglas Cockcroft

Phrases with the word

cockcroft-gault Cockcroft-Walton generator Cockcroft-Walton multiplier

Examples

I am George Cockcroft. But when I come to England or Europe, where the name Luke Rhinehart is better known, then I use that name. Luke Rhinehart

Cockcroft was forced to retract the fusion claims, and the entire field was tainted for years. Source: Internet

Eric Karabell and Tristan Cockcroft preview the final weekend of the regular season, do a 1st round mock draft, talk Whit Merrifield & Kyle Schwarber and more. Source: Internet

Rutherford's speech touched on the 1932 work of his students John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton in "splitting" lithium into alpha particles by bombardment with protons from a particle accelerator they had constructed. Source: Internet

Generally, however, the colleges maintain a cordial relationship with one other; compatriotism led famously to the splitting of the atomic nucleus in 1932 by Ernest Walton (Trinity) and John Cockcroft (St John's). Source: Internet

In early 1958, John Cockcroft announced that fusion had been achieved in the ZETA, an announcement that made headlines around the world. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Cockburn Cockburnspath cockchafer Cockcroft and Walton accelerator Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier cockcroft-gault