Person Boys; Sir; Charles Vernon (1855 - 1944); physicist and inventor Boys Charles Vernon Sir physicist and inventor 1855 - 1944 British Male The rectory, Wing, Uppingham, Rutland, England, United Kingdom 15 March 1855 18550315 St Mary Bourne, Andover, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom 30 March 1944 19440330

physicist and inventor Physics Education: Home educated; Marlborough College (1869); Royal School of Mines, Jermyn Street, London. Career: Demonstrator of Physics, Normal School of Science and Royal School of Mines; professor at the Royal College of Science (now Imperial College London) (1889-1897); examiner at the University of London; Metropolitan Gas Referee (1897). Honours: Kt 1935 Memberships: ARSM Physical Society (President 1916–17) Rontgen Society (President 1906–7) Awards/Medals: Duddell Medal and Prize 1924 Elliott Cresson Medal 1939 Parents Reverend Charles Boys and Caroline Goodrich Dobbie. Spouse: Marion Amelia, granddaughter of Sir Jonathan Frederick Pollock (FRS 1816); they divorced in 1910. Children: Remembered for his innovative experimental work in thermodynamics and high-speed photography. Invented fused quartz fibre torsion balance. Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1896; Rumford Medal 1924 Exhibited an oscillating spark experiment to the Royal Society (1890). Fellow 07/06/1888 33 James Thomas Walker Walter Noel Hartley David Edward Hughes George John Romanes William Henry Mahoney Christie John Hall Gladstone Robert Bellamy Clifton James Dewar Warington Wilkinson Smyth Edward Frankland Frederick Guthrie Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1942-1944 vol 4 pp 771-788, plate, by Rayleigh References: Sir Kenneth Hutchison, 'The Royal Society and the Foundation of the British Gas Industry' in NR 1984-85 vol 39 pp 245-270, plate F Kurzer, 'The life and work of Charles Tomlinson FRS: A Career in Victorian Science and Technology' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 203-226 Boys_CV_RS13833.jpg ©The Royal Society 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/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1944.0021 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Boys%2C+Charles+Vernon RCN R83170 RCN R83177 RCN 16786 RCN 16783 RCN 16784 RCN 16785 RCN 16782 RCN 6881 RCN 13707 RCN 13793 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH1104 15 Mar 1855 - 30 Mar 1944 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 21/08/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA8138 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/18004298 217a7fea-f15d-4617-94e0-63c5b1ebe32c