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Patrick Blackett: References & Edit History

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A recent biography is Mary Jo Nye, Blackett: Physics, War, and Politics in the Twentieth Century (2004).

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Type Description Contributor Date
First paragraph modernization. Feb 16, 2024
Anniversary information added. Nov 14, 2023
Anniversary information added. Jul 09, 2023
Modified title of Web site: The Nobel Prize - Patrick M.S. Blackett. Sep 16, 2020
Add new Web site: Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings - Patrick Blackett. Apr 09, 2019
Add new Web site: Atomic Heritage Foundation - Biography of Patrick Blackett. Apr 09, 2019
Article revised and updated. Sep 11, 2018
Article title changed from "Patrick M.S. Blackett, Baron Blackett of Chelsea" to "Patrick Blackett." Sep 11, 2018
Bibliography updated. Feb 26, 2009
Article revised. Dec 21, 1998
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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