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John Sealy Townsend Sir John Sealy Edward Townsend, FRS (7 June 1868 â“ 16 February 1957) was an Irish mathematical physicist who conducted various studies concerning the electrical conduction of gases (concerning the kinetics of electrons and ions) and directly measured the electrical charge. He was a Wykeham Professor of physics at Oxford University. The phenomenon of the electron avalanche was discovered by him, and is known as the Townsend discharge. TOWNSEND, JOHN SEALY EDWARD(b. Galway, Ireland, 7 June 1868; d. Oxford, England, 16 February 1957)Physics.Townsend is best known for his research concerning the kinetics of ions and electrons in gases. The son of a college professor, he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. Home Science Dictionaries thesauruses pictures and press releases Townsend, John Sealy Edward. Print this article. Print all entries for this topic. Cite this article. Tools. Townsend, John Sealy Edward. Sir John Sealy Edward Townsend, FRS[1] was an Irish mathematical physicist who conducted various studies concerning the electrical conduction of gases and directly measured the electrical charge. He was a Wykeham Professor of physics at Oxford University.[2]. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for John Sealy Townsend. Home. News. Sir John Sealy Townsend, in full Sir John Sealy Edward Townsend, (born June 7, 1868, Galway, County Galway, Irelandâ”died February 16, 1957, Oxford, England), Irish physicist who pioneered in the study of electrical conduction in gases and made the first direct measurement of the unit electrical charge (e). John Sealy Townsend (Q1701707). From Wikidata. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Sir John Sealy Edward Townsend. John Sealy Edward Townsend. Sir John Townsend. John Townsend was born in Galway, County Galway, Ireland, son of Edward Townsend, a Professor of Civil Engineering at Queen's College, Galway and Judith Townsend. In 1885, he entered Trinity College Dublin, was elected a Scholar of the College in 1888, and came top of the class in mathematics with a BA in 1890. He became a Clerk Maxwell Scholar and entered Trinity College, Cambridge,[3] where he became a research student at the same time as Ernest Rutherford. Sir John Sealy Edward Townsend, FRS was an Irish mathematical physicist who conducted various studies concerning the electrical conduction of gases (concerning the kinetics of electrons and ions) and directly measured the electrical charge. He was a Wykeham Professor of physics at Oxford University. The phenomenon of the electron avalanche was discovered by him, and is known as the Townsend discharge. Notes for Sir John Sealy Edward Townsend=. Married 5 July 1911..
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