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Cockcroft and Walton "''did not see their experiments as a ''test'' of Einstein's mass-energy relationship; rather, they simply used that relationship in their analysis, assuming it to be valid ''"<ref>Roger H. Stuewer: ''Mass-Energy'' in ''Einstein in Context'', Cambridge University Press</ref> The first to stress this aspect of the experiment was the eminent physicist Kenneth Bainbridge in 1933:

Cockcroft and Walton "''did not see their experiments as a ''test'' of Einstein's mass-energy relationship; rather, they simply used that relationship in their analysis, assuming it to be valid ''"<ref>Roger H. Stuewer: ''Mass-Energy'' in ''Einstein in Context'', Cambridge University Press</ref> The first to stress this aspect of the experiment was the eminent physicist Kenneth Bainbridge in 1933:

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The gain in energy in the reaction is 16.97&times;10^{<small>6</small>} e-volts, an energy equivalent to 0.0182 mass units on the O^{<small>16</small>} scale if &Delta;E =C²&Delta;m. Taking Aston's values for the mass of helium and hydrogen and the author's value, 7.0146&#0177;0.0006 for Li^{<small>7</small>}, the mass change is 0.0181 &#0177; 0.0006 in the reaction which may be represented as Li^{<small>7</small>} + p &rarr; 2&alpha;. Within the probable error of the measurements the equivalence of mass and energy is satisfied.'' --Kenneth Bainbridge

The gain in energy in the reaction is 16.97&times;10⁶ e-volts, an energy equivalent to 0.0182 mass units on the O¹⁶ scale if &Delta;E =C²&Delta;m. Taking Aston's values for the mass of helium and hydrogen and the author's value, 7.0146&#0177;0.0006 for Li⁷, the mass change is 0.0181 &#0177; 0.0006 in the reaction which may be represented as Li⁷ + p &rarr; 2&alpha;. Within the probable error of the measurements the equivalence of mass and energy is satisfied.'' --Kenneth Bainbridge

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Neither the Nobel Prize committee nor the prize recipients made the claim that their experiment verified of [[Albert Einstein]]'s famous ''[[E=mc&sup2;]]'' formula.<ref>[http://www.aip.org/history/einstein/emc1.htm The Center for History of Physics: ''Einstein: Image and Impact], © 1996-2004 - American Institute of Physics</ref><ref>[http://homepage.eircom.net/~louiseboylan/Pages/Cockroft_walton.htm Louise Boylan:] ''Cockroft and Walton Experiment: Converting Mass into Energy''</ref>  

Neither the Nobel Prize committee nor the prize recipients made the claim that their experiment verified of [[Albert Einstein]]'s famous ''[[E=mc&sup2;]]'' formula.<ref>[http://www.aip.org/history/einstein/emc1.htm The Center for History of Physics: ''Einstein: Image and Impact], © 1996-2004 - American Institute of Physics</ref><ref>[http://homepage.eircom.net/~louiseboylan/Pages/Cockroft_walton.htm Louise Boylan:] ''Cockroft and Walton Experiment: Converting Mass into Energy''</ref>