John Henry Poynting

John Poynting
John Henry Poynting
Born(1852-09-09)9 September 1852
Monton, Lancashire, England
Died30 March 1914(1914-03-30) (aged 61)
Birmingham, England
NationalityEnglish
Alma mater
Known forPoynting vector
Poynting effect
Poynting's theorem
Poynting–Robertson effect
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPhysicist
InstitutionsMason Science College, University of Birmingham
Academic advisorsJames Clerk Maxwell
Notable studentsFrancis William Aston; Alfred J. Lotka
Signature
Mason Science College (demolished in 1964)

John Henry Poynting FRS[1] (9 September 1852 – 30 March 1914[2][3]) was an English physicist. He was the first professor of physics at Mason Science College from 1880 to 1900, and then the successor institution, the University of Birmingham until his death.[4]

  1. ^ "Poynting, John Henry (PNTN872JH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. ^ GRO Register of Births: DEC 1852 8c 391 BARTON – John Henry Poynting, mmn = unknown
  3. ^ GRO Register of Deaths: MAR 1914 6d 128 KING'S N. – John Henry Poynting, aged 61
  4. ^ "History of the School of Physics and Astronomy".