James Chadwick (dec 20, 1891 – feb 9, 1974)
Description:
English physicist that believed in the possibility that particles with no charge could be in the nucleus. Chadwick had discovered the neutron in 1932 and wrote to a science journal to announce “the possible existence of a neutron” he believed the neutron was a complex particle consisting of a proton and an electron. He received a Nobel prize in 1935 for the discovery of the neutron.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 20, 1891
feb 9, 1974
~ 82 years