Arthur Prince Chattock
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Arthur Prince Chattock, FRS (14 August 1860 – 1 July 1934) was a British
physicist
.
Chattock was educated at University College School and University College, London. After a short time as an electrical engineer for Siemens
he returned to University College, London to study under George Carey Foster
.
In 1885 he succeeded Silvanus P. Thompson
at University College, Bristol as demonstrator in Physics. See and . Chattock spent two years (1887-9) in Liverpool with Oliver Lodge where in February 1888 he worked on key experiments towards the understanding of radio waves .
Later he returned to Bristol and took up the chair of Physics in 1893. Chattock had to leave the University in 1910 as it struggled with it's new university status, the acting head of the physics department role being taken by Arthur Mannering Tyndall . After leaving Chattock became a chicken farmer in Crowcombe
, Somerset
. But Tyndall invited Chattock back after the war in 1919 where he carried out definitive experiments on the gyromagnetic ratio of iron
. He became a fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) on 13 May 1920 and finally retired in 1924. After retirement Chattock continued to publish about his research into poultry
He died at home in Clifton Bristol in 1934 with Obituaries appearing in
Journal of Institution of Electrical Engineers ,
Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society and Nature
He was a supporter of psychic research and was announced as an associate of society for psychical research (SPR)
in the
, of which Oliver Lodge was already a member and later president. His Obituary in the same journal in 1934 described him as a "Pioneering experimental physicist with an interest in telepathy" .
United Kingdom
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physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
.
Chattock was educated at University College School and University College, London. After a short time as an electrical engineer for Siemens
Siemens
Siemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...
he returned to University College, London to study under George Carey Foster
Carey Foster
George Carey Foster was a chemist and physicist, born at Sabden in Lancashire,He was Professor of Physics at University College London.-Early life:...
.
In 1885 he succeeded Silvanus P. Thompson
Silvanus P. Thompson
Silvanus Phillips Thompson FRS was a professor of physics at the City and Guilds Technical College in Finsbury, England. He was elected to the Royal Society in 1891 and was known for his work as an electrical engineer and as an author...
at University College, Bristol as demonstrator in Physics. See and . Chattock spent two years (1887-9) in Liverpool with Oliver Lodge where in February 1888 he worked on key experiments towards the understanding of radio waves .
Later he returned to Bristol and took up the chair of Physics in 1893. Chattock had to leave the University in 1910 as it struggled with it's new university status, the acting head of the physics department role being taken by Arthur Mannering Tyndall . After leaving Chattock became a chicken farmer in Crowcombe
Crowcombe
Crowcombe is a village and civil parish under the Quantock Hills in Somerset, England, south east of Watchet, and from Taunton in the Taunton Deane district...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
. But Tyndall invited Chattock back after the war in 1919 where he carried out definitive experiments on the gyromagnetic ratio of iron
Iron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
. He became a fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) on 13 May 1920 and finally retired in 1924. After retirement Chattock continued to publish about his research into poultry
He died at home in Clifton Bristol in 1934 with Obituaries appearing in
Journal of Institution of Electrical Engineers ,
Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society and Nature
He was a supporter of psychic research and was announced as an associate of society for psychical research (SPR)
Society for Psychical Research
The Society for Psychical Research is a non-profit organisation in the United Kingdom. Its stated purpose is to understand "events and abilities commonly described as psychic or paranormal by promoting and supporting important research in this area" and to "examine allegedly paranormal phenomena...
in the
, of which Oliver Lodge was already a member and later president. His Obituary in the same journal in 1934 described him as a "Pioneering experimental physicist with an interest in telepathy" .