John Joly
Irish physicist and professor (1857–1933) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Joly FRS[1] (1 November 1857 – 8 December 1933) was an Irish physicist and professor of geology at the University of Dublin, known for his development of radiotherapy in the treatment of cancer. He is also known for developing techniques to more accurately estimate the age of a geological period, based on radioactive elements present in minerals, the uranium–thorium dating.[2]
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Born | (1857-11-01)1 November 1857 Millgrove, Bracknagh, County Offaly, Ireland |
Died | 8 December 1933(1933-12-08) (aged 76) Dublin, Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Known for | radiotherapy cohesion-tension theory |
Awards | Boyle Medal of the Royal Dublin Society (1911) Royal Medal of the Royal Society of London (1910) Murchison Medal of the Geological Society of London (1923) |
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