Which university did Peierls retire from in 1974?
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Answer
In 1974, Rudolf Peierls retired from his post as the Wykeham Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford. Peierls was born in Berlin, Germany in 1905 and studied physics at the University of Berlin. In 1933, he fled Nazi Germany and moved to the United Kingdom. Peierls worked at the University of Oxford for over 40 years and made significant contributions to the field of physics.
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