Ernest Thomas Simon Walton, Nobel laureate and honorary fellow of the Institute of Physics, who died on 25 June 1995, was one of the legendary band of nuclear physicists who made 1932 an annus mirabilis. Together with John Cockcroft he caught the world's attention when he "split the atom" (more properly its nucleus) by artificial means. This was no large-scale, extravagant experiment, and still less did Walton crave the great feme that he achieved. A modest man, his great skills lay in his keen mind, love of physics and exceptional dexterity, qualities mat remained with him throughout his long life.
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机译：诺贝尔物理学奖得主，荣誉物理学家欧内斯特·托马斯·西蒙·沃尔顿（Ernest Thomas Simon Walton）于1995年6月25日去世，他是核物理学家的传奇乐队之一，曾使1932年的年金环切。他与约翰·考克克罗夫特（John Cockcroft）一起通过人工手段“分裂了原子”（更恰当地说是原子核）引起了全世界的关注。这不是大规模，奢侈的实验，沃尔顿渴望获得的巨大名望也更少。一个谦虚的人，他的高超技巧在于他敏锐的头脑，热爱物理和非凡的敏捷性，他一生的品质始终如一。
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