Person McClelland; John Alexander (1870 - 1920); physicist McClelland John Alexander physicist M'Clelland, John Alexander M'Clelland 1870 - 1920 Male 01 December 1870 18701201 13/04/1920 19200413

Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland

physicist Experimental Physics Physics Education: Queen's College, Galway; Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge (1896-1900); Royal University of Ireland. MA (1893). Trinity College, Cambridge Career: Professor of Experimental Physics, University College, Dublin (from 1900); served as Commissioner of National Education, a member of the Senate of the National University of Ireland; secretary to the Royal Irish Academy (1907); served as a member of the Inventions Committee and the Committee for Organisation in Industrial Research (1914-1918). Parents: William McClelland of Dunallis, Coleraine Spouse: Ina, daughter of J Esdale (1901) Known for his pioneering work on the scattering of β rays, the conductivity of gases, and the mobility of ions. Fellow 06/05/1909 39 Joseph John Thomson; Ernest Rutherford; C T R Wilson; Harold Aalbertu Wilson; Robert John Strutt; Samuel Young; John Joly; John Sealy Townsend; Edmund Taylor Whittaker Sources: Bulloch's Roll; 'The Scientific Work of John A. McClelland: A Recently Discovered Manuscript' [URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00016-010-0023-8?view=classic#/page-2; last accessed: 21/02/2024] Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1924 vol 106 pp v-ix, plate, signed by C T R W References: W Hayes, 'Physics as well as poetry. Physicists of Ireland, edited by M McCartney and A Whitaker' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 245-246 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=McClelland%2C+John+Alexander 1 Dec 1870 - 13 Apr 1920 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 21/02/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA5506 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 21/02/2024 RS_NET\VidaM Yes fd69252b-6b6a-4bf3-a9a4-004980695c39