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Francis William Aston

Francis William Aston FRS (1 September 1877 – 20 November 1945) was a British chemist and physicist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery, by means of his mass spectrograph, of isotopes in many non-radioactive elements and for his enunciation of the whole number rule. He was a fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of Trinity…

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Known for
Mass spectrograph Whole Number Rule Aston Dark Space
Alma mater
University of Birmingham (BSc, DSc)
Awards
Mackenzie Davidson Medal (1920) Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1922) Hughes Medal (1922) John Scott Medal (1923) Paterno Medal (1923) Royal Medal (1938) Duddell Medal and Prize (1944)
Education
Mason College (as issued by University of London) Trinity College, Cambridge
Born
(1877-09-01)1 September 1877 Harborne, Birmingham, England
Died
20 November 1945(1945-11-20) (aged 68) Cambridge, England

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Francis William Aston → University of Birmingham (BSc, DSc)
Awards · 1
Francis William Aston → Mackenzie Davidson Medal (1920) Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1922) Hughes Medal (1922) John Scott Medal (1923) Paterno Medal (1923) Royal Medal (1938) Duddell Medal and Prize (1944)
Born · 1
Francis William Aston → (1877-09-01)1 September 1877 Harborne, Birmingham, England
Died · 1
Francis William Aston → 20 November 1945(1945-11-20) (aged 68) Cambridge, England
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Francis William Aston → Percy F. Frankland[citation needed]
Education · 1
Francis William Aston → Mason College (as issued by University of London) Trinity College, Cambridge
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Francis William Aston → Chemistry, physics
Known for · 1
Francis William Aston → Mass spectrograph Whole Number Rule Aston Dark Space

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Francis William AstonAlma materUniversity of Birmingham (BSc, DSc)1.00infobox
Francis William AstonAwardsMackenzie Davidson Medal (1920) Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1922) Hughes Medal (1922) John Scott Medal (1923) Paterno Medal (1923) Royal Medal (1938) Duddell Medal and Prize (1944)1.00infobox
Francis William AstonBorn(1877-09-01)1 September 1877 Harborne, Birmingham, England1.00infobox
Francis William AstonDied20 November 1945(1945-11-20) (aged 68) Cambridge, England1.00infobox
Francis William AstonDoctoral advisorPercy F. Frankland[citation needed]1.00infobox
Francis William AstonEducationMason College (as issued by University of London) Trinity College, Cambridge1.00infobox
Francis William AstonFieldsChemistry, physics1.00infobox
Francis William AstonKnown forMass spectrograph Whole Number Rule Aston Dark Space1.00infobox
Francis William AstonOther academic advisorsJ. J. Thomson John Henry Poynting William A. Tilden1.00infobox
Francis William AstonWorkplacesTrinity College, Cambridge1.00infobox
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