Charles Drummond Ellis

Charles Drummond Ellis
Sir Charles Drummond Ellis, FRS by Andrew Freeth
Born(1895-08-11)11 August 1895
Died10 January 1980(1980-01-10) (aged 84)
Cookham, United Kingdom
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Known forCo-discoverer of the neutrino
Board member of
Spouse
Paula Warzcewska
(m. 1925; died 1966)
Parents
  • Abraham Charles Ellis (father)
  • Isabelle Flockart Carswell (mother)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Institutions
Academic advisorsErnest Rutherford

Sir Charles Drummond Ellis FRS (11 August 1895 in Hampstead – 10 January 1980 in Cookham) was an English physicist and scientific administrator. His work on the magnetic spectrum of the beta-rays helped to develop a better understanding of nuclear structure.