WI:Henry Mosley Survives the WW1

[Tales Weaver]

Henry Mosley was a british physicist who discovered that the square root of the frequencies of lines in atomic x-ray spectra depends linearly on the atomic number of the emitting atom. Which was known as mosley's law. Unfortunately, he wad Killed in action in galipoli. If he survived, how scientific history would change?

 

[Catsmate]

Probably not by very much. I disagree with Asimov's opinion, and the other posthumous adulation. I suspect that most of Moseley's best work was done and any future contributions (mainly in x-ray spectroscopy) would be incremental and by inspiring others. He'd probably have received the (unawarded) 1916 Nobel Physics Prize though.