ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn hiː bɪkˌeɪm pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv ɛkspˌɛɹɪmˈɛntəl fˈɪzɪks æɾ ˈɑːksfɚd, ænd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks wʌz hˈɛd ʌvðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv nˈuːklɪɹ fˈɪzɪks.
In 1959 he became Professor of Experimental Physics at Oxford, and from 1962 to 1976 was head of the Department of Nuclear Physics.