25:
17:
67:. They canvassed support for a 'Society for physical research' and on 14 February 1874, the Physical Society of London was formed with an initial membership of 29 people. The Society's first president was John Hall Gladstone.
1072:
388:
succeeded in infiltrating and briefly disrupting the Lord Mayorβs Show by appearing in the parade using a float disguised under the name of The
Physical Society of London.
1027:
716:
312:
306:
771:
252:
1067:
354:
661:
616:
503:
939:
791:
986:
881:
591:
1092:
766:
95:
In 1960, the merger with the
Institute of Physics took place, creating the Institute of Physics and the Physical Society, which combined the
84:, now known as the Faraday Medal and Prize, was delivered in 1914. In 1921 the society became the Physical Society, and in 1932 absorbed the
1087:
1102:
746:
472:
1082:
827:
736:
621:
526:
300:
264:
1097:
646:
405:
636:
863:
741:
99:
tradition of the
Physical Society with the professional body tradition of the Institute of Physics. Upon being granted a
76:
870:
681:
666:
584:
751:
671:
547:
132:
24:
433:
822:
812:
781:
761:
686:
856:
696:
641:
631:
342:
726:
711:
577:
144:
56:
1012:
817:
796:
721:
676:
786:
731:
701:
656:
608:
180:
1077:
971:
966:
691:
282:
530:
976:
228:
168:
85:
1007:
626:
64:
60:
276:
71:
706:
348:
336:
156:
138:
318:
216:
174:
162:
1001:
991:
944:
919:
889:
776:
600:
385:
198:
126:
49:
8:
366:
258:
210:
114:
479:
504:"Extinction Rebellion: Arrests made after protesters block Lord Mayor's Show in London"
270:
204:
41:
74:. From its beginning, the society held open meetings and demonstrations and published
996:
956:
651:
563:
543:
294:
52:(IOP), the combined organisation eventually adopting the name of the latter society.
929:
904:
460:
413:
288:
186:
914:
372:
234:
150:
96:
81:
533:(Navigational Aids for the History of Science Technology & the Environment).
843:
756:
324:
1061:
1022:
924:
899:
894:
849:
360:
240:
222:
100:
981:
961:
951:
934:
192:
120:
1017:
330:
441:
569:
246:
384:
In
November 2021, a number of members of the civil disobedience group
103:
in 1970, the organisation renamed itself as the
Institute of Physics.
909:
16:
37:
440:, Institute of Physics and IOP Publishing, 2024, archived from
412:, Institute of Physics and IOP Publishing, 2009, archived from
20:
Frederick
Guthrie, founder and later president of the society.
1073:
Regional and local learned societies of the United
Kingdom
28:
John Hall
Gladstone, the first president of the society.
540:
The
Physical Society and Institute of Physics 1874-2002
44:
which was founded in 1874. In 1921, it was renamed the
106:
1059:
465:
537:
70:Meetings were held every two weeks, mainly at
55:The society was founded due to the efforts of
585:
77:Proceedings of the Physical Society of London
1068:Scientific organizations established in 1874
426:
473:"Royal Charter of the Institute of Physics"
88:(of London). The Optical Society published
592:
578:
454:
434:"The History of the Institute of Physics"
398:
599:
379:
23:
15:
63:, South Kensington, and his assistant,
1060:
573:
1093:Organizations disestablished in 1960
864:Proceedings of the Physical Society
542:. Institute of Physics Publishing.
90:Transactions of the Optical Society
13:
871:Measurement Science and Technology
107:Presidents of the Physical Society
14:
1114:
1088:1960 disestablishments in England
48:, and in 1960 it merged with the
1103:Science and technology in London
1083:1874 establishments in England
857:Reports on Progress in Physics
496:
406:"The History of the Institute"
59:, Professor of Physics at the
1:
1098:Clubs and societies in London
391:
461:Institute of Physics History
7:
556:
10:
1119:
34:Physical Society of London
1036:
880:
836:
805:
607:
325:Edward N de Costa Andrade
229:Hugh Longbourne Callendar
133:The Lord Kelvin of Largs
65:William Fletcher Barrett
61:Royal College of Science
538:Lewis, John J. (2003).
72:Imperial College London
747:Payne-Gaposchkin Medal
349:Leslie Fleetwood Bates
29:
21:
380:Other use of the name
205:Richard T. Glazebrook
27:
19:
1043:Institute of Physics
1002:Jocelyn Bell Burnell
992:Jocelyn Bell Burnell
777:Simon Memorial Prize
601:Institute of Physics
386:Extinction Rebellion
295:Alexander O. Rankine
289:Sir Arthur Eddington
253:Charles Herbert Lees
199:Silvanus P. Thompson
169:George F. FitzGerald
50:Institute of Physics
361:Harrie S. W. Massey
355:Richard Whiddington
181:William de W. Abney
92:from 1899 to 1932.
337:George Ingle Finch
319:Sir Charles Darwin
313:Sir Allan Ferguson
277:Owen W. Richardson
271:Frank Edward Smith
241:Sir Joseph Thomson
42:scientific society
30:
22:
1078:Physics societies
1055:
1054:
997:Marshall Stoneham
957:Arnold Wolfendale
940:Roger Blin-Stoyle
806:Historical Awards
762:President's Medal
564:Science Abstracts
373:John A. Ratcliffe
283:William H. Eccles
265:Alexander Russell
259:Sir William Bragg
163:William E. Ayrton
157:Arnold W. Reinold
145:Frederick Guthrie
139:Robert B. Clifton
115:John H. Gladstone
57:Frederick Guthrie
1110:
1047:Physical Society
1013:Frances Saunders
948:
930:Godfrey Stafford
782:Somerville Medal
772:Rutherford Medal
742:Occhialini Medal
682:Glazebrook Medal
594:
587:
580:
571:
570:
553:
519:
518:
516:
514:
500:
494:
493:
491:
490:
484:
478:. Archived from
477:
469:
463:
458:
452:
451:
450:
449:
430:
424:
423:
422:
421:
402:
211:John H. Poynting
187:Shelford Bidwell
175:Arthur W. Rucker
121:George C. Foster
46:Physical Society
1118:
1117:
1113:
1112:
1111:
1109:
1108:
1107:
1058:
1057:
1056:
1051:
1032:
942:
915:Denys Wilkinson
876:
832:
801:
603:
598:
559:
550:
523:
522:
512:
510:
502:
501:
497:
488:
486:
482:
475:
471:
470:
466:
459:
455:
447:
445:
432:
431:
427:
419:
417:
404:
403:
399:
394:
382:
377:
235:Arthur Schuster
193:Oliver J. Lodge
151:Balfour Stewart
127:William G Adams
109:
97:learned society
86:Optical Society
82:Guthrie lecture
12:
11:
5:
1116:
1106:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1053:
1052:
1050:
1049:
1044:
1040:
1038:
1034:
1033:
1031:
1030:
1028:Jonathan Flint
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
999:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
972:Peter Williams
969:
967:Gareth Roberts
964:
959:
954:
949:
937:
932:
927:
922:
920:Robert Clayton
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
886:
884:
878:
877:
875:
874:
867:
860:
853:
846:
844:IOP Publishing
840:
838:
834:
833:
831:
830:
825:
820:
815:
809:
807:
803:
802:
800:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
767:Rayleigh Medal
764:
759:
757:Phillips Award
754:
752:Paterson Medal
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
672:Franklin Medal
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
642:Chadwick Medal
639:
634:
629:
624:
622:Blodgett Medal
619:
617:Appleton Medal
613:
611:
605:
604:
597:
596:
589:
582:
574:
568:
567:
558:
555:
548:
535:
534:
521:
520:
495:
464:
453:
425:
396:
395:
393:
390:
381:
378:
376:
375:
369:
367:Nevill F. Mott
363:
357:
351:
345:
343:Sydney Chapman
339:
333:
327:
321:
315:
309:
303:
297:
291:
285:
279:
273:
267:
261:
255:
249:
247:Charles V Boys
243:
237:
231:
225:
219:
213:
207:
201:
195:
189:
183:
177:
171:
165:
159:
153:
147:
141:
135:
129:
123:
117:
110:
108:
105:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1115:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1065:
1063:
1048:
1045:
1042:
1041:
1039:
1035:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1023:Julia Higgins
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
977:David Wallace
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
946:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
925:Alec Merrison
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
900:Brian Pippard
898:
896:
895:Brian Flowers
893:
891:
888:
887:
885:
883:
879:
873:
872:
868:
866:
865:
861:
859:
858:
854:
852:
851:
850:Physics World
847:
845:
842:
841:
839:
835:
829:
826:
824:
823:Guthrie Medal
821:
819:
818:Duddell Medal
816:
814:
811:
810:
808:
804:
798:
795:
793:
792:Thomson Medal
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
727:Moseley Medal
725:
723:
722:Meitner Medal
720:
718:
717:Maxwell Medal
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
697:Jackson Medal
695:
693:
690:
688:
687:Holweck Medal
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
662:Faraday Medal
660:
658:
657:Edwards Medal
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
637:Burnell Medal
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
614:
612:
610:
606:
602:
595:
590:
588:
583:
581:
576:
575:
572:
566:
565:
561:
560:
554:
551:
549:0-7503-0879-6
545:
541:
532:
528:
525:
524:
509:
505:
499:
485:on 2013-12-03
481:
474:
468:
462:
457:
444:on 2024-03-15
443:
439:
435:
429:
416:on 2011-03-09
415:
411:
407:
401:
397:
389:
387:
374:
370:
368:
364:
362:
358:
356:
352:
350:
346:
344:
340:
338:
334:
332:
328:
326:
322:
320:
316:
314:
310:
308:
304:
302:
301:Lord Rayleigh
298:
296:
292:
290:
286:
284:
280:
278:
274:
272:
268:
266:
262:
260:
256:
254:
250:
248:
244:
242:
238:
236:
232:
230:
226:
224:
223:Charles Chree
220:
218:
214:
212:
208:
206:
202:
200:
196:
194:
190:
188:
184:
182:
178:
176:
172:
170:
166:
164:
160:
158:
154:
152:
148:
146:
142:
140:
136:
134:
130:
128:
124:
122:
118:
116:
112:
111:
104:
102:
101:royal charter
98:
93:
91:
87:
83:
79:
78:
73:
68:
66:
62:
58:
53:
51:
47:
43:
39:
35:
26:
18:
1046:
1008:Peter Knight
987:Peter Saraga
982:John Enderby
962:Brian Manley
952:Clive Foxell
935:Cyril Hilsum
890:James Menter
869:
862:
855:
848:
837:Publications
737:Newton Medal
712:Massey Medal
707:Kelvin Medal
562:
539:
536:
513:November 19,
511:. Retrieved
507:
498:
487:. Retrieved
480:the original
467:
456:
446:, retrieved
442:the original
437:
428:
418:, retrieved
414:the original
409:
400:
383:
307:Thomas Smith
94:
89:
80:. The first
75:
69:
54:
45:
33:
31:
1037:Formed from
1018:Roy Sambles
943: [
905:Basil Mason
813:Chree Medal
797:Young Medal
787:Tabor Medal
702:Joule Medal
692:Hoyle Medal
677:Gabor Medal
652:Dirac Medal
647:Curie Medal
632:Bragg Medal
527:Information
331:David Brunt
1062:Categories
882:Presidents
828:Swan Medal
732:Mott Medal
627:Born Medal
489:2014-10-19
448:2024-05-18
420:2009-08-25
392:References
371:1958β1960
365:1956β1958
359:1954β1956
353:1952β1954
347:1950β1952
341:1949β1950
335:1947β1949
329:1945β1947
323:1943β1945
317:1941β1943
311:1938β1941
305:1936β1938
299:1934β1936
293:1932β1934
287:1930β1932
281:1928β1930
275:1926β1928
269:1924β1926
263:1922β1924
257:1920β1922
251:1918β1920
245:1916β1918
239:1914β1916
233:1912β1914
227:1910β1912
221:1908β1910
217:John Perry
215:1906β1908
209:1905β1906
203:1903β1905
197:1901β1903
191:1899β1901
185:1897β1899
179:1895β1897
173:1893β1895
167:1892β1893
161:1890β1892
155:1888β1890
149:1886β1888
143:1884β1886
137:1882β1884
131:1880β1882
125:1878β1880
119:1876β1878
113:1874β1876
1004:(Interim)
910:Bas Pease
557:See also
508:Sky News
40:, was a
438:History
410:History
38:England
667:FInstP
609:Awards
546:
531:NAHSTE
947:]
529:from
483:(PDF)
476:(PDF)
544:ISBN
515:2021
32:The
1064::
945:de
506:.
436:,
408:,
36:,
593:e
586:t
579:v
552:.
517:.
492:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.