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Owen Richardson

Physics

Owen Willans Richardson was a British physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1928 for his work on the thermionic phenomenon, and especially for discovering the law named after him, Richardson's law, which describes how electric current is emitted from heated materials.

Facts
Birth Year
1879 1
Death Date
1959-02-15 1
Death Year
1959 1
Death Place
Alton, United Kingdom 1
Nationality
United Kingdom 1
Birthplace
Dewsbury, United Kingdom 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
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1. Owen Richardson (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1959-02-15T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +1959-02-15T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United Kingdom
    Q145
  • P20 (place of death): Alton, United Kingdom
    Q443840
  • P19 (place of birth): Dewsbury, United Kingdom
    Q525508
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