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December 5, 1903
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August 9, 1969
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Cecil Frank Powell
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Photographic method Discovery of the pion
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Cecil Frank Powell, or C. F. Powell , was a physicist born on December 5, 1903, in Tonbridge, United Kingdom . He was known for the development of the photographic method and the discovery of the pion, a subatomic particle . Powell passed away on August 9, 1969, in Lake Como .
Powell studied at a number of academic institutions during his life, including The Judd School, Sidney Sussex College at the University of Cambridge, and the University of Bristol . He pursued his academic discipline in physics and obtained his doctoral degree under the guidance of his advisor, Ernest Rutherford . One of his doctoral students was M. G. K. Menon .
His nationality was British, as he held citizenship in the United Kingdom .
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