University of Birmingham
Oliphant becomes Poynting Professor and expands experimental nuclear physics at Birmingham.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Mark Oliphant Biography and Timeline
Follow Mark Oliphant through 2 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Mark Oliphant, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
2Distinct records
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1937–1943Years on this page
1937
1943
Manhattan Project
Moves from Birmingham nuclear research into Allied atomic bomb work.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1901-2000
Records, sources and methodology
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