John Sealy Townsend, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Sealy Townsend

Irish mathematical physicist

Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1868

Place of Birth: Galway, Connacht, Ireland

Date of Death: 16-Feb-1957

Profession: scientist, physicist, university teacher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Sir John Sealy Edward Townsend, FRS (7 June 1868 – 16 February 1957) was an Irish mathematical physicist who conducted various studies concerning the electrical conduction of gases (concerning the kinetics of electrons and ions) and directly measured the electrical charge.
He was a Wykeham Professor of physics at Oxford University.The phenomenon of the electron avalanche was discovered by him, and is known as the Townsend discharge.