Cockcroft–Walton generator
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Cockcroft–Walton generator
Summary
Cockcroft–Walton generator is an invention[1]. It draws 173 Wikipedia views per month (invention category, ranking #14 of 40).[2]
Key Facts
- Cockcroft–Walton generator is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Greinacher[3].
- Cockcroft–Walton generator's image is recorded as CERN Microcosm 05.JPG[4].
- Cockcroft–Walton generator's instance of is recorded as invention[5].
- John Cockcroft is named after Cockcroft–Walton generator[6].
- Ernest Walton is named after Cockcroft–Walton generator[7].
- Cockcroft–Walton generator's subclass of is recorded as particle accelerator[8].
- Cockcroft–Walton generator's subclass of is recorded as generator[9].
- Cockcroft–Walton generator's Commons category is recorded as Cockcroft-Walton generators[10].
- Cockcroft–Walton generator's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07cdz2[11].
- Cockcroft–Walton generator's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0018424[12].
- Cockcroft–Walton generator's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/Cockcroft-Walton-generator[13].
- Cockcroft–Walton generator's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Cockcroft-Walton-generator[14].
- Cockcroft–Walton generator's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778785503[15].
- Cockcroft–Walton generator's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as accelerador-de-cockcroft-walton[16].
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Designation and Status
Cockcroft–Walton generator's instance of is recorded as invention[5].
History and Context
Things named after include John Cockcroft[6], a physicist[17], 1897–1967[18], of United Kingdom[19], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[20], specialised in physics[21] and Ernest Walton[7], a physicist[22], 1903–1995[23], of Ireland[24], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics[25], specialised in physics[26].
Why It Matters
Cockcroft–Walton generator draws 173 Wikipedia views per month (invention category, ranking #14 of 40).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]