George Johnstone Stoney

George Johnstone Stoney was an Irish British physicist and academic who is best known for introducing the term electron as the "fundamental unit quantity of electricity"; he initially named it electrolion in 1881, and later named it electron in 1891.

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Who was born first?

• George Johnstone Stoney and Stanislao Cannizzaro were born the same year
• George Johnstone Stoney and Henry Clifton Sorby were born the same year
• George Johnstone Stoney and Bernhard Riemann were born the same year
• George Johnstone Stoney and Richard Christopher Carrington were born the same year
• George Johnstone Stoney and Giovanni Battista Donati were born the same year

Timeline

1. Bernhard RiemannSeptember 17, 1826 – July 20, 1866
2. George Johnstone Stoney (this page)February 15, 1826 – July 5, 1911
3. Giovanni Battista DonatiDecember 16, 1826 – September 1873
4. Henry Clifton SorbyMay 10, 1826 – March 9, 1908
5. Richard Christopher CarringtonMay 26, 1826 – November 27, 1875
6. Stanislao CannizzaroJuly 13, 1826 – May 10, 1910

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• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
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• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716