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Owen Willans Richardson was a British physicist who lived from 1879 to 1959 and made important contributions to the understanding of electricity and heat in materials. His work earned him recognition as a significant figure in early 20th-century physics, advancing knowledge that became foundational to modern electronics and technology.
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- Born
- 1879
- Died
- 1959-02-15
- Works
- 3
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- Molecular hydrogen and its spectrum
- The electron theory of matter
- The emission of electricity from hot bodies
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Sir Owen Willans Richardson (26 April 1879 – 15 February 1959) was a British physicist who received the 1928 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on thermionic emission and for the discovery of Richardson's law.
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1879 births1959 deaths20th-century British physicistsAcademics of King's College LondonAlumni of Trinity College, CambridgeBritish fellows of the Royal SocietyBritish Nobel laureatesBritish theoretical physicistsBurials at Brookwood CemeteryFellows of King's College LondonInternational members of the American Philosophical SocietyKnights Bachelor