Mark Oliphant
Australian physicist
Sir Marcus Laurence Elwin Oliphant, AC, KBE, FRS, FAA, FTSE 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. Wikipedia
Born: October 8, 1901, Adelaide, Australia
Died: July 14, 2000 (age 98 years), Canberra, Australia
Education: The University of Adelaide (1922), Unley High School, and University of Cambridge
Academic advisor: Ernest Rutherford
Notable students: Ernest William Titterton, Harry Boot, Philip Burton Moon, and more
Organizations founded: Australian Academy of Science and ANU Research School of Physics
Awards: Hughes Medal and IET Faraday Medal