walton

• Apellido propio asociado a figuras inglesas e irlandesas notables, como un compositor, un escritor y un físico.

A proper noun referring to a surname of notable English and Irish figures, including a composer, a writer, and a physicist.

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1. C1formalbritish

   Sir William Walton, a prominent English composer known for works such as 'Façade' and 'Belshazzar's Feast'.

   William Walton, compositor inglés

   • Walton's 'Crown Imperial' is often played at royal ceremonies.
   • The orchestra performed Walton's First Symphony last night.
   • Many critics consider Walton one of the finest 20th-century British composers.

2. English writer and anglerC1formalbritish

   Izaak Walton, an English writer best known for his book 'The Compleat Angler', a treatise on fishing.

   Escritor y pescador inglés

   • Izaak Walton's 'The Compleat Angler' is a classic of English literature.
   • Walton wrote about the joys of fishing and the countryside.
   • Many modern anglers still read Walton's work for its wisdom.

3. C1formal

   Ernest Walton, an Irish physicist who, with John Cockcroft, first split the atom in 1931.

   Ernest Walton, físico irlandés

   • Walton and Cockcroft built the first particle accelerator.
   • Their experiment split the lithium atom into two alpha particles.
   • Walton won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1951 for his work.