Baron Penney
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Baron Penney was a British mathematician and nuclear physicist best known for leading the development of the United Kingdom’s first atomic bomb.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baron Penney canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British peer
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ nuclear physicist ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
United Kingdom defence policy
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nuclear deterrence strategy ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the Royal Society
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Life peerage in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Imperial College London
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Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| employer |
Imperial College London
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Ministry of Supply (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Penney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
mathematics
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nuclear physics ⓘ nuclear weapons development ⓘ |
| givenName |
George
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William ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Baron Penney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | William George Penney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron Penney of East Hendred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | oversaw design and testing of the first British atomic bomb ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading the development of the United Kingdom’s first atomic bomb ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of the British test of an atomic bomb in 1952 ⓘ |
| occupation |
scientific adviser to government
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university administrator ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
British nuclear weapons programme
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Manhattan Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Rector of Imperial College London
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chairman of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority ⓘ member of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Aldermaston
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
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