The neutron was discovered by James Chadwick at the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge in February 1932, and in April 1932, his Cavendish colleagues John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton split lithium atoms with accelerated protons.
The neutron was discovered by James Chadwick at the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge in February 1932. His Cavendish colleagues John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton split lithium atoms with accelerated protons. This was in April 1932.