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Richardson, Owen Willans. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, June 25, 1897. S. of Joshua Henry, of Victoria Crescent, Dewsbury, Yorks, (and Charlotte M.). B. [Apr. 26], 1879, at Dewsbury. School, Batley Grammar. Matric. Micbs. 1897; Scholar; (Nat. Sci. Trip., Pt I, 1st Class, 1899); B.A. (Nat. Sci. Trip., Pt II, 1st Class) 1900; M.A. 1904; Clerk Maxwell Scholar, 1904. Fellow, 1902; Hon. Fellow, 1940. F.R.S. Hon. D.Sc., London; Hon. LL.D., St Andrews. Professor of Physics at Princeton, U.S.A., 1906-14. Wheatstone Professor of Physics at King's College, London, 1914-24. Yarrow Research Professor of the Royal Society, and Director of Research in Physics at King's College, London, 1924-44. Nobel prize for Physics, 1928. Silliman Lecturer at Yale University, 1932. Knighted, 1939. Author, Electron Theory of Matter; Emission of Electricity from Hot Bodies; Molecular Hydrogen and its Spectrum. etc. Of Chandos Lodge, Alton, Hants. in 1952. (Who's Who.) | Owen Willans RICHARDSON Approx. lifespan: 18791959 pens. Trinity College adm1897:06:25 s. of Joshua Henry RICHARDSON of Victoria Crescent, Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire , , (and Charlotte M.) b. Dewsbury, [West Riding of Yorkshire], 1879:[04:26] Sch: Batley Grammar School Batley, [West Riding of Yorkshire], Matric. Micbs. 1897 Scholar Nat.Sci.Trip., Pt I, 1st Class(1899); BA Nat.Sci.Trip., Pt II, 1st Class 1900 MA 1904 Clerk: Maxwell Scholar 1904 Fellow 1902 Hon. Fellow 1940 FRS Hon. DSc, London; Hon.LLD St Andrews, [Fife], Professor of: Physics Princeton, [New Jersey], USA , 1906-14 Wheatstone Professor of Physics: Sch: King's College London , 1914-24 Yarrow Research Professor of: Royal Society, and Director of Research in: : Physics at Sch: King's College London , 1924-44 Nobel Prize for Physics 1928 Silliman Lecturer at: : Sch: Yale University Yale, [Connecticut], USA , 1932 Knighted 1939 Publ.: Electron Theory of Matter; Emission of Electricity from Hot Bodies; Molecular Hydrogen and its Spectrum . etc. Of Chandos Lodge, Chandos, Alton, Hampshire , in1952 ( Who's Who .) [add:] d. 1959:02:15 [:add] [add:] WWW [:add] |