George Henry Livens
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George Henry Livens was a British
mathematician
best known for his work on electromagnetics, elasticity and thermodynamics
.
He graduated from Cambridge University in 1910 and was awarded the Smith Prize in 1911 for an essay entitled "The influence on density on the position of the emission and absorption lines in a gas spectrum" and was elected fellow of Jesus College
. He went on to an appointment as Lecturer in Geometry at Sheffield University a post he held until 1919 when he was appointed Fielden Lecturer
in Manchester
. He left this post for a chair at the University College of South Wales in 1922 where he remained for the rest of his career.
Livens's main work was in electrical theory publishing a book "The Theory of Electricity" in 1918. His work included
problems concerned with the motion of charged spheres, the connection between optical properties and
electron theory, leading to a new form of the electron theory of the rotatory
power in solutions and isotropic media; another topic was the electron theory of metallic conduction.
United Kingdom
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mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
best known for his work on electromagnetics, elasticity and thermodynamics
Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics is a physical science that studies the effects on material bodies, and on radiation in regions of space, of transfer of heat and of work done on or by the bodies or radiation...
.
He graduated from Cambridge University in 1910 and was awarded the Smith Prize in 1911 for an essay entitled "The influence on density on the position of the emission and absorption lines in a gas spectrum" and was elected fellow of Jesus College
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
. He went on to an appointment as Lecturer in Geometry at Sheffield University a post he held until 1919 when he was appointed Fielden Lecturer
Fielden Chair of Pure Mathematics
The Fielden Chair of Pure Mathematics is an endowed professorial position in the School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, England.In 1870 Samuel Fielden, a wealthy mill owner from Todmorden, donated £150 to Owens College for the teaching of evening classes and a further £3000 for the...
in Manchester
School of Mathematics, University of Manchester
The School of Mathematics at the University of Manchester is one of the largest mathematics departments in the United Kingdom, with around 80 academic staff and an undergraduate intake of roughly 400 a year and another 200 postgraduate students...
. He left this post for a chair at the University College of South Wales in 1922 where he remained for the rest of his career.
Livens's main work was in electrical theory publishing a book "The Theory of Electricity" in 1918. His work included
problems concerned with the motion of charged spheres, the connection between optical properties and
electron theory, leading to a new form of the electron theory of the rotatory
power in solutions and isotropic media; another topic was the electron theory of metallic conduction.