George Johnstone Stoney
George Johnstone Stoney FRS (15 February 1826 – 5 July 1911) was an Irish physicist. He is most famous for introducing the term electron as the "fundamental unit quantity of electricity".
George Johnstone Stoney | |
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| Born | 15 February 1826 Oakley Park, Clareen, Birr, County Offaly, Ireland |
| Died | 5 July 1911 (aged 85) Notting Hill, London, England |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
| Known for | The Stoney scale, Electron |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Queen's College Galway, Queen's University of Ireland |
He had introduced the concept, though not the word, as early as 1874, initially naming it "electrine", and the word itself came in 1891. He published around 75 scientific papers during his lifetime.
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