Francis William Aston
1877-1945
British chemist and physicist who was awarded the 1922 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for discoveries and research in mass spectrography. Aston invented the mass spectrograp...
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Francis W. Aston was an English chemist and physicist whose motto--"Make more, more, and yet more measurements"--summed up the hard work and dedication he brought to a lifetime of achievement. Among h...
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The British chemist and physicist Francis William Aston (1877-1945) invented the mass spectrograph and discovered the isotopic complexity of the elements.Francis Aston was born on Sept. 1, 1877, at Ha...
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Aston was born in Harbonne, England, on September 1, 1877. His father was a farmer and metal merchant and his mother, the daughter of a gun-maker. He attended Malvern and Mason's Colleges and spent th...
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