One of the architects of the atomic bomb, Australian physicist Mark Oliphant did research on the artificial disintegration of the atomic nucleus. After retiring from his career as a professor of physics in 1966, Oliphant served as governor of South Australia from 1971 to 1976.
Sir Mark Laurence Oliphant (1901-2000), Australian physicist and governor of South Australia. Born on October 8, 1901, Oliphant graduated from Adelaide University and in 1927 won a scholarship to the University of Cambridge, where he worked on the artificial disintegration of the atomic nucleus. A Fellow of the Royal Society by 1935, he was appointed Professor of Physics at Birmingham University in 1937, a post he held until 1950.
Returning to Australia, Oliphant became director of postgraduate research in the physical sciences at the Australian National University from 1950 to 1963 and foundation president of the Australian Academy of Science. Appointed Professor of Physics of Ionized Gases
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