Philip Burton Moon | |
|---|---|
 Moon in Los Alamos in 1964 | |
| Born | 17 May 1907 Lewisham, London, England |
| Died | 9 October 1994 (aged 87) |
| Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College Cavendish Laboratory |
| Known for | Tube Alloys Manhattan Project Gamma ray fluorescence development of atomic bomb 'Oliphant's satellite' |
| Awards | Hughes Medal (1991) Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear physics |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge Imperial College, London Birmingham University Cavendish Laboratory University of Birmingham |
| Doctoral advisor | Ernest Rutherford |
| Other academic advisors | Sir Mark Oliphant |
| Doctoral students | Noor Muhammad Butt |
Philip Burton Moon FRS[1] (17 May 1907 – 9 October 1994) was a British nuclear physicist. He is most remembered for his research work in atomic physics and nuclear physics. He is one of the British scientists who participated in the United States' Manhattan Project, Britain's Tube Alloys, and was involved in nuclear weapon development. Moon made outstanding and original experimental contributions which stimulated the development of whole fields of research involving neutrons, gamma rays and novel methods of studying chemical reactions ('Mechanically propelled molecular beams: techniques and opportunities', Moon, P.B. Ralls, M.P., Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 423, 361 371, 1989).
- ^ a b Burcham, W. E.; Isaak, G. R. (1996). "Philip Burton Moon. 17 May 1907 – 9 October 1994". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 42: 249–264. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1996.0016.