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Also Known As Sir John Sealy Edward Townsend
Born June 7, 1868 • Galway • Ireland
Died February 16, 1957 (aged 88) • Oxford • England
Subjects Of Study Ramsauer-Townsend effect • electrical conduction • gas • unit electrical charge
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