walton

• Nom propre se rapportant au nom de famille de personnalités anglaises et irlandaises notables, notamment un compositeur, un écrivain et un physicien.

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

indénombrable · nom propre

1. C1formalbritish

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

   William Walton (compositeur)

   • 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.

   Izaak Walton

   • 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

   • 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.