Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockey

@beamjockey.bsky.social

4 months ago

At Trinity College Dublin (Book of Kells, impressive library) plaques claim #WilliamRowanHamilton and #ErnestWalton as graduates. Yet they're nowhere to be found in the souvenir shop.

#IrishScienceSouvenirs
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5/15

Bullivant

@bullivant.bsky.social

9 months ago

..... and so became the first person in history to artificially split the atom. 2/2

#Ireland #IrishHistory #ErnestWalton #JohnCockcroft #Physics #Dungarvan #Waterford #CambridgeUniversity #NobelPrizeInPhysics #OnThisDay