Owen Willans Richardson

British physicist, winner of the 1928 Nobel Prize in Physics

Owen Richardson（ Owen Willans Richardson , April 26, 1879 - February 15, 1959)^[2] British physicist, Royal Society member.

He made great contributions to the field of thermionic emission, especially the discovery of Richardson's law, and was awarded the 1928 Nobel Prize in Physics.^{[1 ]}

Chinese name: Owen Willans Richardson ^[2]
Foreign name: Owen Willans Richardson^[2]
Alias: Richardson
Nationality: britain
Native place: Disbury

date of birth: April 26, 1879^[2]
Date of death: February 15, 1959^[2]
University one is graduated from: University of Cambridge
Occupation: physical scientist
Key achievements: Discover Richardson's Law
one's native heath: Disbury, Yorkshire

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Owen Willans Richardson

On April 26, 1879, Richardson was born in Disbury, Yorkshire, England. He was the only son born to Joshua Henry and Charlotte Maria Richardson. He studied at Bartley Grammar School when he was young. After graduation, he was admitted to Trinity College of Cambridge University.

In 1900, he received a bachelor's degree and the first class honor of natural science. Richardson is Cavendish Laboratory Find a job and start to study the phenomenon of electron emission from hot objects.

In 1902, he was elected as an academician of Trinity College.

1906-1913, in Princeton University Professor of physics.

In 1914, he returned to England and became King's College London Huisden Professor of Physics. Later, he was promoted to research director.

In 1928, Richardson won the title of The nobel prize in physics 。

In 1944, Richardson became famous and began to retire.

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In 1906, Richardson and Lilian Wilson made a good marriage and gave birth to two men and one woman. Lilian Wilson is the sister of Harold Wilson, Richardson's colleague in the Cavendish laboratory. Richardson's own sister married American physicist Clinton Joseph Davidson Princeton University In 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics Winner. Richardson was unfortunately widowed in 1945. Later, he married physicist Henriette Rupp. In 1959, Richardson died in Alton, Hampshire.

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In 1901, Richardson confirmed that the electric current of electrons emitted from heated metal wires is exponentially related to the temperature of metal wires. The mathematical form of this relationship is similar to the Arrhenius equation. Richardson has made many contributions to the physical fields such as photoelectric effect, gyromagnetic effect, electronic emission of chemical reaction, soft X-ray, emission spectrum of hydrogen element, etc.

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In 1913, Richardson was elected an academician of the Royal Society.

In 1920, he was awarded the Hughes Prize by the Royal Society of England.

In 1939, he was knighted by the British royal family.

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