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Blackett, Patrick Maynard Stuart(Patrick)
1897 - Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett was born on the 18th of November.
1921 - He graduated from Cambridge University.
- He was appointed to the Order of Merit and made a Companion of Honour.
1940-1941 - Blackett served on the MAUD Committee.
1947 - Introduced a theory to account for the Earth's magnetic field.
1948 - He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics, for his investigation of cosmic rays.
1953-1963 - He was appointed Head of the Physics Department of Imperial College London.
1965-1970 - He became the President of the Royal Society.
1969 - He Created a life peer as Baron Blackett, of Chelsea in Greater London.
1974 - He died on the 13th of July.
1921 - He graduated from Cambridge University.
- He was appointed to the Order of Merit and made a Companion of Honour.
1940-1941 - Blackett served on the MAUD Committee.
1947 - Introduced a theory to account for the Earth's magnetic field.
1948 - He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics, for his investigation of cosmic rays.
1953-1963 - He was appointed Head of the Physics Department of Imperial College London.
1965-1970 - He became the President of the Royal Society.
1969 - He Created a life peer as Baron Blackett, of Chelsea in Greater London.
1974 - He died on the 13th of July.
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