John Joly

John Joly was an Irish geologist and physicist known for his development of radiotherapy in the treatment of cancer. In 1914, he worked with Walter Stevenson to establish the Irish Radium Institute, where they jointly developed the "Dublin method" for deep radiotherapy using hollow needles.

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Who was born first?

• John Joly and Ronald Ross were born the same year
• John Joly and Edward Emerson Barnard were born the same year
• John Joly and Charles Scott Sherrington were born the same year
• John Joly and Williamina Fleming were born the same year
• John Joly and Aleksandr Lyapunov were born the same year

Timeline

1. Aleksandr LyapunovJune 6, 1857 – November 3, 1918
2. Charles Scott SherringtonNovember 27, 1857 – March 4, 1952
3. Edward Emerson BarnardDecember 16, 1857 – February 6, 1923
4. John Joly (this page)November 1, 1857 – December 8, 1933
5. Ronald RossMay 13, 1857 – September 16, 1932
6. Williamina FlemingMay 15, 1857 – May 21, 1911

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