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cecil frank powell

 

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Noun cecil frank powell has 1 sense
  1. Powell, Cecil Frank Powell - English physicist who discovered the pion (the first known meson) which is a subatomic particle involved in holding the nucleus together (1903-1969)
    --1 is a kind of physicist

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Cecil Frank Powell

Description:

Cecil Frank Powell was a British physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1950 for his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and his discoveries concerning mesons made with this method. He contributed significantly to the field of particle physics and nuclear physics.

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Noun:

Cecil Frank Powell refers to a renowned British physicist known for his contributions to particle physics and nuclear physics.

Example Sentence: "Cecil Frank Powell's discovery of mesons revolutionized the field of particle physics."

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