Townsend — is a surname of Yorkshire and Norfolk origin. In English its meaning is a topographic name indicating residence at the extremity of a city or burgh (from Middle English touun ‘village’, ‘hamlet’, ‘stead’ + ende ‘end’.) The name is first… … Wikipedia
Townsend discharge — The Townsend discharge is a gas ionization process where an initially very small amount of free electrons, accelerated by a sufficiently strong electric field, give rise to electrical conduction through a gas by avalanche multiplication: when the … Wikipedia
Townsend , Sir John Sealy Edward — (1868–1957) Irish physicist Townsend, the son of a professor of civil engineering from Galway (now in the Republic of Ireland), was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. In 1895 he took advantage of a change in the Cambridge examination statutes… … Scientists
Townsend, Sir John Sealy Edward — ▪ British physicist born June 7, 1868, Galway, County Galway, Ire. died Feb. 16, 1957, Oxford British physicist who pioneered in the study of electrical conduction in gases and made the first direct measurement of the unit electrical charge … Universalium
Townsend coefficient — The first Townsend coefficient ( α ), also known as first Townsend avalanche coefficient is a term used in an ionization process where there is a possibility of secondary ionization because the primary ionization electrons gain sufficient energy… … Wikipedia
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John Sealy Townsend — Infobox Scientist box width = 300px name = John Townsend image size = 300px caption = John Sealy Edward Townsend (1868 1957) birth date = birth date|1868|6|7|mf=y birth place = Galway, County Galway, Ireland death date = death date|1957|2|16|mf=y … Wikipedia
Ramsauer-Townsend effect — The Ramsauer Townsend effect is a physical phenomenon involving the scattering of low energy electrons by atoms of a noble gas. Since its explanation requires the wave theory of quantum mechanics, it demonstrates the need for physical theories… … Wikipedia
Devin Townsend discography — Devin Townsend discography Devin Townsend performing with Strapping Young Lad in November 2005. Releases ↙Studio albums 14 … Wikipedia
Peter Townsend (RAF officer) — Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC and Bar, RAF (November 22, 1914 – June 19, 1995) was Equerry to King George VI 1944–1952 and held the same position for Queen Elizabeth II 1952–1953. He was born 1914 in Rangoon, Burma and… … Wikipedia
