Ralph H. Fowler

Sir
Ralph H. Fowler
OBE FRS
Sir Ralph H. Fowler OBE FRS
Born	Ralph Howard Fowler; 17 January 1889; Roydon, Essex, England
Died	28 July 1944 (aged 55); Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Known for	Inventing the Darwin–Fowler method (1922); Explaining field electron emission (1928); Formulating the Zeroth law of thermodynamics (1931); Formulating the ice rules (1933);
Spouse	Eileen Mary Rutherford (m. 1921)
Children	4, including Ruth
Relatives	Ernest Rutherford (father-in-law); Robert Edwards (son-in-law); Mary Fowler (granddaughter);
Awards	Rayleigh Prize (1913); Adams Prize (1924); FRS (1925); Royal Medal (1936);
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	University of Cambridge
Academic advisors	Archibald Vivian Hill
Doctoral students	Homi J. Bhabha; Garrett Birkhoff; S. Chandrasekhar; Paul Dirac; Douglas Rayner Hartree; John Lennard-Jones; Daulat Singh Kothari; Harrie Massey; William McCrea; Nevill Francis Mott; Maurice Pryce; Bertha Swirles; Wang Zhuxi;

Sir Ralph Howard Fowler (17 January 1889 – 28 July 1944) was an English physicist, physical chemist, and astronomer.

Sir Ralph H. Fowler OBE FRS

Born	Ralph Howard Fowler (1889-01-17)17 January 1889 Roydon, Essex, England
Died	28 July 1944(1944-07-28) (aged 55) Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Known for	Inventing the Darwin–Fowler method (1922) Explaining field electron emission (1928) Formulating the Zeroth law of thermodynamics (1931) Formulating the ice rules (1933)
Spouse	Eileen Mary Rutherford (m. 1921)
Children	4, including Ruth
Relatives	Ernest Rutherford (father-in-law) Robert Edwards (son-in-law) Mary Fowler (granddaughter)
Awards	Rayleigh Prize (1913) Adams Prize (1924) FRS (1925) Royal Medal (1936)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	University of Cambridge
Academic advisors	Archibald Vivian Hill
Doctoral students	Homi J. Bhabha Garrett Birkhoff S. Chandrasekhar Paul Dirac Douglas Rayner Hartree John Lennard-Jones Daulat Singh Kothari Harrie Massey William McCrea Nevill Francis Mott Maurice Pryce Bertha Swirles Wang Zhuxi