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Sir Ernest William Titterton CMG FRS FAA (4 March 1916 – 8 February 1990) was a British nuclear physicist. A graduate of the University of Birmingham, Titterton worked in a research position under Mark Oliphant, who recruited him to work on radar for the British Admiralty during the first part of the Second World War. In 1943, he joined the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory, where he helped develop the first atomic bombs. He eventually became one of the laboratory's group leaders. He participated in the Operation Crossroads nuclear tests at the Bikini Atoll in 1946, where he performed the countdown for both tests. With the passage of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, known as the McMahon Act, all British government employees had to leave. He was the last member of the British Mission

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  • Sir Ernest William Titterton (* 4. März 1916 in Tamworth; † 8. Februar 1990 in Canberra) war ein britisch-australischer Kernphysiker. Titterton studierte ab 1934 Physik an der University of Birmingham mit dem Bachelor-Abschluss 1936 und dem Master-Abschluss in Physik 1938. Er war Schüler von Mark Oliphant und befasste sich im Zweiten Weltkrieg mit Radarforschung bei der britischen Admiralität. Daraus entstand seine als geheim eingestufte Dissertation, mit der er 1941 promoviert wurde. Danach war er Teil der britischen Mission im Manhattan Project, er leitete in Los Alamos die Sektion Elektronik. Beim Trinity-Test 1945 drückte er den Auslöseknopf für die Explosion der ersten Atombombe und war auch an den ersten Tests auf dem Bikini-Atoll beteiligt. Anschließend befasste er sich mit Forschung an Nebelkammern und Kernemulsionen in der Atomic Energy Research Establishment in Harwell. 1950 wurde er Professor für Kernphysik an der neu gegründeten Australian National University in Canberra. 1981 wurde er emeritiert. Er war führend an den Tests britischer Atombomben in Australien beteiligt und war in Australien als Befürworter der Kernkraft bekannt. Als Kernphysiker verwendete er Kernemulsionen, um seltene Moden der Kernspaltung und den Photozerfall und die Spektroskopie leichter Kerne zu untersuchen. 1952 wurde er Fellow der Royal Society und der American Physical Society, 1954 auch der Australian Academy of Sciences. 1957 wurde er als Companion des Order of St Michael and St George ausgezeichnet und 1970 als Knight Bachelor geadelt. (de)
  • Sir Ernest William Titterton CMG FRS FAA (4 March 1916 – 8 February 1990) was a British nuclear physicist. A graduate of the University of Birmingham, Titterton worked in a research position under Mark Oliphant, who recruited him to work on radar for the British Admiralty during the first part of the Second World War. In 1943, he joined the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory, where he helped develop the first atomic bombs. He eventually became one of the laboratory's group leaders. He participated in the Operation Crossroads nuclear tests at the Bikini Atoll in 1946, where he performed the countdown for both tests. With the passage of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, known as the McMahon Act, all British government employees had to leave. He was the last member of the British Mission to do so, in April 1947. Returning to England, Titterton joined the Atomic Energy Research Establishment in Harwell, Oxfordshire, heading a group responsible for research with nuclear emulsions and cloud chambers. He investigated ternary fission, a comparatively rare type of nuclear fission in which the nucleus breaks into three pieces instead of two, and the photodisintegration of light nuclei by gamma rays. He was also a consultant to the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE) at Aldermaston that designed and developed Britain's first nuclear weapons. In August 1950, Titterton accepted an offer from Oliphant to become the foundation Chair of Nuclear Physics at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra. Over the next thirty years, Titterton held high positions on various science, defence and nuclear-related committees, institutes and councils in Australia. He helped build up the physics department at ANU through the acquisition of accelerators. As a member of the Atomic Weapons Tests Safety Committee (AWTSC), Titterton witnessed many of the British nuclear tests at Maralinga. His reputation was tarnished by the McClelland Royal Commission in 1984 and 1985, which accused him of loyalty to Britain instead of Australia. He was a strong public advocate of nuclear power in Australia, arguing that "nuclear power is the cheapest, cleanest and safest method of power production yet devised by man." (en)
  • Sir Ernest William Titterton CMG FRS (4 Maret 1916 – 8 Februari 1990) adalah seorang fisikawan nuklir asal Inggris. Seorang lulusan dari Universitas Birmingham, Titterton bekerja dalam posisi riset di bawah bimbingan Mark Oliphant (in)
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  • Sir Ernest William Titterton CMG FRS (4 Maret 1916 – 8 Februari 1990) adalah seorang fisikawan nuklir asal Inggris. Seorang lulusan dari Universitas Birmingham, Titterton bekerja dalam posisi riset di bawah bimbingan Mark Oliphant (in)
  • Sir Ernest William Titterton (* 4. März 1916 in Tamworth; † 8. Februar 1990 in Canberra) war ein britisch-australischer Kernphysiker. Titterton studierte ab 1934 Physik an der University of Birmingham mit dem Bachelor-Abschluss 1936 und dem Master-Abschluss in Physik 1938. Er war Schüler von Mark Oliphant und befasste sich im Zweiten Weltkrieg mit Radarforschung bei der britischen Admiralität. Daraus entstand seine als geheim eingestufte Dissertation, mit der er 1941 promoviert wurde. Danach war er Teil der britischen Mission im Manhattan Project, er leitete in Los Alamos die Sektion Elektronik. Beim Trinity-Test 1945 drückte er den Auslöseknopf für die Explosion der ersten Atombombe und war auch an den ersten Tests auf dem Bikini-Atoll beteiligt. Anschließend befasste er sich mit Forschun (de)
  • Sir Ernest William Titterton CMG FRS FAA (4 March 1916 – 8 February 1990) was a British nuclear physicist. A graduate of the University of Birmingham, Titterton worked in a research position under Mark Oliphant, who recruited him to work on radar for the British Admiralty during the first part of the Second World War. In 1943, he joined the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory, where he helped develop the first atomic bombs. He eventually became one of the laboratory's group leaders. He participated in the Operation Crossroads nuclear tests at the Bikini Atoll in 1946, where he performed the countdown for both tests. With the passage of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, known as the McMahon Act, all British government employees had to leave. He was the last member of the British Mission (en)
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