In 1925, Oliphant was further inspired in the field of physics after attending a lecture by Ernest Rutherford, a New Zealand physicist. An expert in the field of nuclear physics, Rutherford had made discoveries about radioactivity and the atomic nucleus.

In 1927 Oliphant gained the opportunity to live his dream of

Rutherford later asked Oliphant to work with him to further investigate Cockcroft and Walton's work. During this time, Oliphant discovered new types of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium) and helium (helium 3). He also designed and built particle accelerators, the most famous of these was a positive ion accelerator. All this work paved the way for the creation of nuclear weapons. Sir John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton made the first major breakthrough in 1932 when they split the atom for the first time, using their revolutionary high-powered particle accelerator. Sir James Chadwick then identified the third atomic particle, the neutron. Then in 1932, Patrick Blackett, identified electrons with a positive charge. This proved the existence of 'anti-matter'. This was the last major discovery that Cavendish Laboratory made.

In 1937 Oliphant was invited to become Poynting Profes

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