James Chadwick

James Chadwick is not a household name. Yet he made one of the most significant contributions to science ever. He discovered the neutron, and by doing so, he allowed the modern world of science, medicine and technology to become what they are today. Without him, the world might not have turned out the same. Born to a middle class family in England, Chadwick attended boarding school. In 1907, while going to the university of Manchester, James …

…takes place. James Chadwick is not a household name like Einstein, but his discovery paved the way for much of what we learn and know today. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Bibliography 1.) Brown, Andrew, The Neutron and the Bomb (Oxford, 1997) the first (but major) biography of Chadwick. 2.) Groves, General Leslie, Now It Can Be Told (Harper, 1962) 3.) Lawren, William, The General and the Bomb: A Biography of General Leslie R. Groves, Director of the Manhattan Project (Dodd, Mead &Co., 1988)