Oliphant

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Oliphant is a surname most notably associated with Australian physicist Sir Mark Oliphant, a pioneer in nuclear physics and radar technology.

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instanceOf Australian scientist
family name
nuclear physicist
physicist
surname
collaboratedWith Ernest Rutherford
John Cockcroft
contributedTo development of radar in World War II
early work leading to nuclear weapons research
countryOfCitizenship Australia
educatedAt University of Adelaide
familyName Oliphant
fieldOfWork nuclear physics
radar technology
givenName Mark
hasNotableBearer Mark Oliphant
hasVariantSpelling Olyphant
honorificPrefix Sir
languageOfOrigin English
memberOf Royal Society
notableFor pioneering work in nuclear physics
pioneering work in radar technology
positionHeld Governor of South Australia
researchArea particle acceleration
thermonuclear reactions
usedInCountry Australia
United Kingdom
United States

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Mark Oliphant
Mark Oliphant
familyName

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