John Henry Poynting
British physicist (1852-1914) · Scientists · Died at 61
John Henry Poynting FRS was an English physicist. He was the first professor of physics at Mason Science College from 1880 to 1900, and then the successor institution, the University of Birmingham until his death.
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1914Died30 March 19141910Royal Society Bakerian MedalAward1905Royal MedalAward1893Adams PrizeAward1852Born9 September 1852
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Lived 1852 to 1914 · aged 61
