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Edward Frankland and John Ambrose Fleming green plaque

Commemorative plaque

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This green commemorative plaque records: Sir Edward Frankland FRS 1825-1899, chemist & Sir John Ambrose Fleming FRS 1849-1945, physicist worshipped here in their youth. Recorded plaque organisation: Institute of Physics, Royal Society of Chemistry.
Sir Edward Frankland was a pioneering chemist who made significant contributions to the field of structural chemistry and the concept of valency; Sir John Ambrose Fleming, a prominent physicist and engineer, is best known for inventing the right-hand rule in electromagnetism and developing early thermionic valves crucial for radio technology.

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