 Cavendish plaque at original New Museums Site | |
| Established | 1874 |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | University of Cambridge |
| Head of department | Mete Atature[1] |
| Location | , United Kingdom 52°12′33″N 00°05′33″E / 52.20917°N 0.09250°E |
| Cavendish Professor of Physics | Vacant |
| Website | www |
The Cavendish Laboratory is the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge, and is part of the School of Physical Sciences. The laboratory was opened in 1874 on the New Museums Site as a laboratory for experimental physics and is named after the British chemist and physicist Henry Cavendish. The laboratory has had a huge influence on research in the disciplines of physics and biology.
The laboratory moved to its present site in West Cambridge in 1974.
As of 2019[update], 30 Cavendish researchers have won Nobel Prizes.[2] Notable discoveries to have occurred at the Cavendish Laboratory include the discovery of the electron, neutron, and structure of DNA.
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