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Owen Willans Richardson

British physicist (1879-1959)

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Lived 1879–1959, aged 80United Kingdom
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  • Fame4.6
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  • United Kingdom rank#223
  • Wikipedia728
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  • Rank in United Kingdom
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    Scientists
  • Era
    1879–1959
    Aged 80
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Updated 2026-06-01

Sir Owen Willans Richardson 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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Sir Owen Willans Richardson 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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Born
April 26, 1879
Died
February 15, 1959
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