Ernest Walton
17 results

Catching the worm: A look into the heart of the scientific process
- Science
- June 25, 2020, 06:00
The stuff of great science is invariably an infuriating mix of chance; observation, much graft, frustration in trying to get experimentation right to (...)

Ingenious Ireland a window on a not so distant past
- Science
- January 30, 2020, 01:00
I was late for an appointment with my chiropractor when I spotted the book. It jumped out at me from a prime position on a front-window shelf of a cha(...)

Why does Ireland not have a National Museum of Science?
- Culture
- September 21, 2019, 05:00
The opening of The Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI) last night shows what can be done when vision, determination, resources and good old-fashioned (...)

Call for greater recognition of George Stokes’s contribution to science
- Environment
- August 13, 2019, 02:55
Ireland should do much more to recognise “the immense contribution to the world of science” made by mathematician and physicist George Gabriel Stokes (...)

Ireland’s stellar contributions go under the radar
- Innovation
- March 7, 2019, 07:00
I have often wondered why people here seem to be so indifferent about the accomplishments made on a regular basis by the many fine scientists we have (...)

Inside the Belfast college that moulded peace-makers and Brexiteers
- Irish News
- December 6, 2018, 06:06
Methodist College, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, has left its imprint on Belfast and Northern Ireland in terms of the arts, sc(...)

Why is Ireland not a member of Cern?
- Science
- June 14, 2018, 01:00
Actions speak louder than words. Despite all the parroting about the knowledge economy, Ireland remains outside the premier particle physics lab in th(...)

Stem event celebrates students graduating from Trinity Walton Club
- Science
- March 22, 2018, 06:00
Science can be messy and unpredictable. Sometimes the best of experiments don’t work, in spite of dedication and perseverance. On other occasions rese(...)

‘We ought to teach children logic’: Ireland’s Nobel scientist
- Health
- December 1, 2017
Turning children on to science early is William C Campbell’s formula for a wondrous life. Arming them with an understanding of logic also comes in use(...)

Dedicated followers of fission
- Science
- November 30, 2017, 14:30
Across the world science centres provide an important and successful means of communicating science to the public. We have been slow in getting off th(...)