I lost my hair mixing a substance called white gunpowder on the kitchen table.
About Mark Oliphant
Sir Marcus Laurence Elwin Oliphant, was an Australian physicist and humanitarian who played an important role in the first experimental demonstration of nuclear fusion and in the development of nuclear weapons.
Born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia, Oliphant graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1922.
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It was essential to do this job, hateful though it was, because we knew the Germans were hot on the trail.
nuclear physicist, Governor of South Australia (1901-2000)
Going after the unknown is always fascinating, I think. It becomes part of your life, this desire to know.
nuclear physicist, Governor of South Australia (1901-2000)
I lost my hair mixing a substance called white gunpowder on the kitchen table.
nuclear physicist, Governor of South Australia (1901-2000)
I worked with him for ten years until he died and it was the most wonderful time of my life.
nuclear physicist, Governor of South Australia (1901-2000)