Patrick blackett biography

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Patrick Blackett

Patrick Blackett, punim imenom Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett (London, rujna – London, srpnja), engleski fizičar. Diplomirao () na Sveučilištu u Cambridgeu. Radio u Cavendish laboratoriju (od do ), bio profesor na sveučilištima u Londonu i Manchesteru. Koristio Wilsonovu maglenu komoru pri istraživanju pljuskova kozmičkog zračenja. Pritom je konstruirao specijalnu Wilsonovu komoru, kojoj je rad kontroliran Geiger-Müllerovim brojilima (maglena komora). Njemu se pripisuje i prva jasna demonstracija pretvorbe energije u kemijsku tvar (pretvorba gama-zračenja u elektronsko-pozitronski par). Njegova potpora razvoju radara tijekom Drugog svjetskog rata pokazala se spasonosnom za Veliku Britaniju. Za razvoj Wilsonove komore i otkrića u područjima nuklearne fizike i kozmičkoga zračenja dobio Nobelovu nagradu za fiziku Član Kraljevskog društva (eng. Royal Society) od i njegov predsjednik (od do ).^[1]

Wilsonova komora

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Dok atomskim brojačima slušamo prolaze atoma, u Wilsonovoj komori možemo motriti njihove staze. Ovaj izvanredno važan mjerni instrument otkrio je C. T. R. Wilson Već davno prije Wilson se zanimao za pitanje, kako nastaju oblaci. On je u laboratoriju proizveo maglu pomoću naglog širenja (ekspanzije) zraka, ko

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Patrick Blackett

English physicist (–)

Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Baron Blackett (18 November – 13 July ) was an English physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics.^[7] In , he was the first person to prove that radioactivity could cause the nuclear transmutation of one chemical element to another.^[8] He also made major contributions to the Allied war effort in World War II, advising on military strategy and developing operational research.

In the war's aftermath, Blackett continued his scientific work, but also became outspoken on political matters. He advocated for restraints on the military use of atomic energy. He was a proponent for Third World development and for reducing the gap between rich and poor.^[9][10] In the s and '60s, he was a key advisor to the Labour Party on science and technology policy.^[11][12] By the time of his death in , Blackett had become controversial to the point that the Times obituary referred to him as the "Radical Nobel-Prize Winning Physicist".^[13]

Early life and education

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Blackett was born in Kensington, London, the son of Arthur Stuart Blackett, a stockbroker, and his wife Caroline Maynard.^[14] His younger sister was the psychoana