Definition of Cockcroft, Sir John Douglas in English:
Cockcroft, Sir John Douglas
proper nounˈkɒkkrɒftˈkäkˌkrôft
(1897–1967), English physicist. In 1932 he succeeded (with E. T. S. Walton) in splitting the atom, ushering in the whole field of nuclear and particle physics. Nobel Prize for Physics (1951, shared with Walton).
Definition of Cockcroft, Sir John Douglas in US English:
Cockcroft, Sir John Douglas
proper nounˈkäkˌkrôft
(1897–1967), English physicist. In 1932, working with Ernest Walton, he succeeded in splitting the atom. Nobel Prize for Physics (1951), shared with Walton.