Bertram Neville Brockhouse (July 15, 1918 – October 13, 2003) was a Nobel prize-winning Canadian physicist. July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A physicist is a scientist trained in physics. ...

Brockhouse was a graduate of the University of British Columbia (BA, 1947) and the University of Toronto (MA, 1948; Ph.D, 1950). From 1950 to 1962 he carried out research at Atomic Energy of Canada's Chalk River Nuclear Laboratory. In 1962, he became professor at McMaster University in Canada, where he remained until his retirement in 1984. The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university with its main campus located at Point Grey, in the University Endowment Lands, a suburb directly adjoining Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and another smaller campus known as UBC Okanagan located in Kelowna, British Columbia. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Atomic Energy of Canada Limited or AECL is a Canadian federal Crown corporation with the responsibility to manage Canadian nuclear policy, promote nuclear energy and research, and to oversee nuclear waste developed by Canadian nuclear reactors as well as manage the decommissioning of older reactors. ... The Chalk River Laboratories also Chalk River Labs and formerly the Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories is a Canadian nuclear research facility located in Deep River, Ontario. ... McMaster University is a medium-sized research-intensive University located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with an enrollment of 16,771 full-time and 3,599 part-time students (as of 2004). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He shared the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physics with American Clifford Shull for developing neutron scattering techniques for studying condensed matter. In 1982 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1995. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Clifford Glenwood Shull (September 23, 1915 - March 31, 2001) was a Nobel prize-winning American physicist. ... Neutron diffraction is a crystallography technique that uses neutrons to determine the atomic structure of a material. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Membership in the Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Orders motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means they desire a better country. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In October of 2005, as part of the 75 anniversary of McMaster University being in Hamilton, Ontario, University Avenue (a street on the University campus), was renamed to Brockhouse Way in honor of Brockhouse.

External links

• Obituary on McMaster University site
• science.ca profile
• Bertram Brockhouse
• Nobel site