Ralph H. Fowler

Sir
Ralph Howard Fowler
OBE FRS
Sir Ralph Howard Fowler OBE FRS
Born	17 January 1889; Roydon, Essex, England
Died	28 July 1944 (aged 55); Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Known for	Fowler–Nordheim tunneling; Darwin–Fowler method; Bernal–Fowler rules; Degenerate stars; Zeroth law of thermodynamics;
Spouse	Eileen Mary Rutherford (m. 1921)
Children	4, including Ruth
Relatives	Ernest Rutherford (father-in-law); Robert Edwards (son-in-law); Mary Fowler (granddaughter);
Awards	Rayleigh Prize (1913); Adams Prize (1924); FRS (1925); Royal Medal (1936);
	Scientific career
Fields	Statistical physics
Institutions	University of Cambridge
Academic advisors	Archibald Vivian Hill
Doctoral students	Homi J. Bhabha; Garrett Birkhoff; S. Chandrasekhar; Paul Dirac; Douglas Rayner Hartree; John Lennard-Jones; Daulat Singh Kothari; Harrie Massey; William McCrea; Nevill Francis Mott; Maurice Pryce; Bertha Swirles; Wang Zhuxi;

Sir Ralph Howard Fowler (17 January 1889 – 28 July 1944) was an English physicist, astronomer and physical chemist.

^ Milne, E. A. (1945). "Ralph Howard Fowler. 1889–1944". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 5 (14): 60–78. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1945.0005. S2CID 170967451.
^ Panchapakesan, N. (July 1994). "DS Kothari and Delhi University" (PDF). Defence Science Journal. 44 (3): 199–202.

Sir Ralph Howard Fowler OBE FRS

Born	(1889-01-17)17 January 1889 Roydon, Essex, England
Died	28 July 1944(1944-07-28) (aged 55) Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Known for	Fowler–Nordheim tunneling Darwin–Fowler method Bernal–Fowler rules Degenerate stars Zeroth law of thermodynamics
Spouse	Eileen Mary Rutherford (m. 1921)
Children	4, including Ruth
Relatives	Ernest Rutherford (father-in-law) Robert Edwards (son-in-law) Mary Fowler (granddaughter)
Awards	Rayleigh Prize (1913) Adams Prize (1924) FRS (1925)^[1] Royal Medal (1936)
Scientific career
Fields	Statistical physics
Institutions	University of Cambridge
Academic advisors	Archibald Vivian Hill
Doctoral students	Homi J. Bhabha Garrett Birkhoff S. Chandrasekhar Paul Dirac Douglas Rayner Hartree John Lennard-Jones Daulat Singh Kothari^[2] Harrie Massey William McCrea Nevill Francis Mott Maurice Pryce Bertha Swirles Wang Zhuxi