Thomas Parnell | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Thomas_Parnell_c.1920.jpg) Thomas Parnell of the University of Queensland, c.1920, Photo courtesy of the University of Queensland Archives, S177 p831 | |
| Born | 5 July 1881 |
| Died | 1 September 1948 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Awards | Ig Nobel Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physicist |
Thomas Parnell (5 July 1881 – 1 September 1948) was the first Professor of Physics at the University of Queensland. He started the famous pitch drop experiment there.