Facts: - death place: st mary bourne , andover , hampshire - prizes: royal cresson medal medal duddell medal and prize rumford medal elliott - caption: sir charles vernon boys , frs - death date: 30 march 1944 - field: physicist - birth date: 15 march 1855 - name: sir charles vernon boys - citizenship: british - image: cvboys.jpg - birth place: wing , rutland Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of c. v. boys .
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sir charles vernon boys , frs -lrb- 15 march 1855 -- 30 march 1944 -rrb- was a british physicist , known for his careful and innovative experimental work .