Francis William Aston
Francis William Aston FRS (1 September 1877 – 20 November 1945) was a British chemist and physicist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery, by means of his mass spectrograph, of isotopes in many non-radioactive elements and for his enunciation of the whole number rule. He was a fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
Francis William Aston | |
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Aston in 1922 | |
| Born | 1 September 1877 Harborne, Birmingham, England |
| Died | 20 November 1945 (aged 68) Cambridge, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | Mason College (as issued by University of London) Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Mass spectrograph Whole Number Rule Aston Dark Space |
| Awards | Mackenzie Davidson Medal (1920) Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1922) Hughes Medal (1922) John Scott Medal (1923) Paterno Medal (1923) Royal Medal (1938) Duddell Medal and Prize (1944) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry, physics |
| Institutions | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | Percy F. Frankland |
| Other academic advisors | J. J. Thomson John Henry Poynting William A. Tilden |
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