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George Johnstone Stoney
George Johnstone Stoney | |
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| Born | 15 February 1826 Parsonstown, King's County, Ireland |
| Died | 5 July 1911 (aged 85) Notting Hill, London, England |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin (BA, MA) |
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| Spouse | Margaret Sophia Stoney |
| Children | 5, including Edith and Florence |
| Relatives | Bindon Blood Stoney (brother) George Francis FitzGerald (nephew) |
| Awards | FRS (1861) Boyle Medal (1899) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Queen's College Galway |
George Johnstone Stoney (15 February 1826 – 5 July 1911) was an Irish physicist known for introducing the term electron as the "fundamental unit quantity of electricity".[1]
He initially named it "electrolion" in 1881,[2] and later named it “electron” in 1891.[3][4][5] He published around 75 scientific papers during his lifetime.
- ^ "George Johnstone Stoney 1826–1911". Daily Express. 6 July 1911. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "The man who 'invented' the electron". Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ Stoney Uses the Term Electron
- ^ Jammer, Max (1956). Concepts of Force – A Study of the Foundations of Dynamics. New York: Dover Publications, Inc. ISBN 0-486-40689-X.1999 reprint
- ^ Stoney, G. J. (1881). "On the Physical Units of Nature". Phil. Mag. Vol. 5, no. 11. pp. 381–390.
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