Herbert Stanley Allen | |
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Born | |
Died | 27 April 1954 | (aged 80)
Nationality | English |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
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Known for | |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society, 1930[1] Makdougall Brisbane prize, 1924 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physicist |
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Doctoral advisor | J. J. Thomson Harold A. Wilson Charles Glover Barkla |
Herbert Stanley Allen FRSE FRS[1] (29 December 1873 – 27 April 1954) was an English physicist from Cornwall noted as a pioneer in early X-ray research, working under J. J. Thomson at the University of London and alongside Nobel laureate Charles Glover Barkla at the University of Edinburgh. A supporter of the Parson magneton, Allen was also an early contributor to the field of quantum mechanics.[1]