At which university was Peierls the Wykeham Professor of Physics?
University of Oxford
University of Cambridge
Harvard University
University of Leeds
Answer
Rudolf Peierls was the Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford from 1948 to 1974. He was a theoretical physicist who made important contributions to the understanding of solids and liquids, including the development of Theory of superconductivity. He also played a key role in the development of the atomic bomb.
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