Walton (redirected from Walton, Sir William (Turner))

Wal·ton  (wôltn), Ernest Thomas Sinton 1903-1995.

Irish physicist who with Sir John Cockcroft succeeded in splitting the atom (1931). They shared a 1951 Nobel Prize for their contributions to nuclear physics.

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Walton, Izaak 1593-1683.

English writer primarily known for The Compleat Angler (1653), a literary treatise on fishing.

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Walton, Samuel Moore Known as "Sam." 1918-1992.

American business executive. In 1962 he founded Wal-Mart, which he built into one of America's most successful discount retail chains.

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Walton, Sir William Turner 1902-1983.

British composer of orchestral works and chamber music, including Façade (1923), an extravaganza accompanying poems by Edith Sitwell.

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Noun	1.	Walton - English composer (1902-1983) Sir William Turner Walton, Sir William Walton, William Walton
	2.	Walton - English writer remember for his treatise on fishing (1593-1683) Izaak Walton
	3.	Walton - Irish physicist who (with Sir John Cockcroft in 1931) first split an atom (1903-1995) E. T. S. Walton, Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton, Ernest Walton