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samuel walton

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Wal⋅ton

[wawl-tn]
–noun
1. Ernest Thomas Sin⋅ton [sin-tn] , 1903–95, Irish physicist: Nobel prize 1951.
2. I⋅zaak [ahy-zuhk] , 1593–1683, English writer.
3. Samuel Moore (Sam), 1918–92, U.S. business executive and founder of Wal-Mart Stores.
4. Sir William (Turner), 1902–83, English composer.

Wal⋅to⋅ni⋅an [wawl-toh-nee-uhn] , noun, adjective
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Walton   (wôl'tən)  Pronunciation Key 
Irish physicist who, with John Cockcroft, was the first to successfully split an atom using a particle accelerator in 1932. For this work they shared the 1951 Nobel Prize for physics.
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