Definition of Lawrence, Ernest Orlando in English:
Lawrence, Ernest Orlando
proper nounˈlɒrənsˈlɔrəns
(1901–58), American physicist. He developed the first circular particle accelerator, later called a cyclotron, and opened the way for high-energy physics. He also worked on providing fissionable material for the atom bomb. Nobel Prize for Physics (1939).
Definition of Lawrence, Ernest Orlando in US English:
Lawrence, Ernest Orlando
proper nounˈlôrənsˈlɔrəns
(1901–58), US physicist. He developed the first circular particle accelerator, later called a cyclotron, and opened the way for high-energy physics. He also worked on providing fissionable material for the atom bomb. Nobel Prize for Physics (1939).