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niels 1927 solvay conference bohr and richardson -lrb- right -rrb- at the j. j. thomson 15 february 1959 alton , hampshire , england dewsbury , yorkshire , england united kingdom sir owen richardson physics university of cambridge princeton university king 's college london 26 april 1879 richardson 's law karl taylor compton clinton davisson frs nobel prize in physics -lrb- 1928 -rrb- hughes medal -lrb- -lrb- 1920 -rrb- 1913 -rrb- royal medal -lrb- 1930 -rrb- niels bohrupowenwillansrichardsondownsolvay1927.jpg owen willans richardson
 owen willans richardson university of cambridge university college london
owen willans richardson

sir owen willans richardson , frs -lrb- 26 april 1879 -- 15 february 1959 -rrb- was a british physicist who won the nobel prize in physics in 1928 for his work on thermionic emission , which led to richardson 's law .
