Patrick Blackett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Patrick Blackett

British physicist

Date of Birth: 18-Nov-1897

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 13-Jul-1974

Profession: politician, physicist, university teacher, nuclear physicist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Baron Blackett (18 November 1897 – 13 July 1974) was a British experimental physicist known for his work on cloud chambers, cosmic rays, and paleomagnetism, winning the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1948.
In 1925 he became the first person to prove that radioactivity could cause the nuclear transmutation of one chemical element to another.
He also made a major contribution in World War II advising on military strategy and developing operational research.
His left-wing views saw an outlet in third world development and in influencing policy in the Labour Government of the 1960s.