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John Henry Poynting

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Gender Male
Death110 years ago
Date of birth September 9,1852
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born Monton
Eccles
United Kingdom
Date of died March 30,1914
DiedBirmingham
United Kingdom
Known forPoynting vector
Poynting effect
Poynting's theorem
Poynting–Robertson effect
Awards Adams Prize
Royal Medal
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John Henry Poynting FRS was an English physicist. He was a professor of physics at Mason Science College, from 1880 to 1900, and then the successor institution, the University of Birmingham until his death.

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