John Henry Poynting
John Henry Poynting (born September 9, 1852 in Monton near Manchester , † March 30, 1914 in Birmingham ) was an English physicist .
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Poynting was the son of the Unitarian clergyman T. Elford Poynting. He attended Owen's College ( University of Manchester ). In 1872 he received his Bachelor of Science . He then went to Trinity College ( University of Cambridge ); he graduated in 1876 with a Bachelor of Arts .
He married Mary Adney in 1880, the daughter of the Unitarian clergyman Rec J. Cropper.
Poynting was Balfour Stewart's assistant in Manchester . From 1880 to 1914 he was Professor of Physics at Mason College ( University of Birmingham ).
Like his academic teacher James Clerk Maxwell , Poynting worked in the field of electrodynamics . He introduced the Poynting vector named after him , and he also dealt with the interaction of solar radiation with interplanetary dust ( Poynting-Robertson effect ). The formulation of Poynting's theorem is also attributed to him.
In 1888 Poynting was elected as a member (" Fellow ") in the Royal Society , which in 1905 awarded him the Royal Medal . On May 23, 2000 the asteroid (11063) Poynting was named after him.
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- Entry to Poynting; John Henry (1852-1914) in the Archives of the Royal Society , London
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| SURNAME | Poynting, John Henry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Monton near Manchester |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 30, 1914 |
| Place of death | Birmingham |