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Cavendish Laboratory

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The Cavendish Laboratory is the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge, opened in 1874 and home to a long line of Cavendish Professors of Physics.

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Founded YearSourced to the subject's own account
1874 1
FounderSourced to the subject's own account
James Clerk Maxwell, funded by William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire 1
SeatSourced to the subject's own account
Cambridge, United Kingdom 1
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The Cavendish Laboratory is the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge.

Source Cavendish Laboratory (Wikipedia)

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Source Antony Hewish (Wikipedia)
Source Debendra Mohan Bose (Wikipedia)
Ernest Rutherford, Scientists

Cavendish Professor and director of the laboratory, 1919 to 1937.

Francis Crick, Scientists

Worked out the structure of DNA with Watson there in 1953.

James Watson, Scientists

Worked out the structure of DNA with Crick there in 1953.

Source Maurice Goldhaber (Wikipedia)
Source Maurice Wilkes (Wikipedia)
Source William Lawrence Bragg (Britannica)
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1. Cavendish Laboratory (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    The Cavendish Laboratory is the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge, and is part of the School of Physical Sciences.
  • History section
    The laboratory was opened in 1874. William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, who served as chancellor of the university and donated funds for the construction of the laboratory. James Clerk Maxwell was a founder of the laboratory and the first Cavendish Professor of Physics.
  • In Group: European Physical Science Laboratories, Lead
    is the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge, and is part of the School of Physical Sciences
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Antony Hewish (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHas Member: Antony Hewish, Infobox, workplaces
Quote, Has Member: Antony Hewish, Infobox, workplaces
Infobox workplaces: Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Cavendish Laboratory
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Maurice Wilkes (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHas Member: Maurice Wilkes, Infobox, workplaces
Quote, Has Member: Maurice Wilkes, Infobox, workplaces
Infobox workplaces: University of Cambridge Cavendish Laboratory Telecommunications Research Establishment Mathematical Laboratory British Computer Society Digital Equipment Corporation Hewlett-Packard AT & T Olivetti
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Maurice Goldhaber (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Maurice Goldhaber, Infobox, workplaces
Quote, Has Member: Maurice Goldhaber, Infobox, workplaces
Infobox workplaces: Cavendish Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory
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Debendra Mohan Bose (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Debendra Mohan Bose, Infobox, workplaces
Quote, Has Member: Debendra Mohan Bose, Infobox, workplaces
Infobox workplaces: University of Calcutta; Cavendish Laboratory; University of Berlin; Bose Institute
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