In which year did Wilson win the Nobel Prize in Physics?
1927
1935
1941
1918
Answer
In 1927, Charles Thomson Rees Wilson was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention of the cloud chamber, a device that allowed scientists to observe the paths of charged particles. Wilson's invention revolutionized the field of particle physics and made it possible to study the behavior of subatomic particles in a controlled environment.
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