Ezer Griffiths
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Ezer Griffiths OBE
, FRS
(27 November 1888 – 14 February 1962) was a Welsh
physicist
most noted for his work on the insulation properties of metals, heat transference, evaporation and refrigiration.
Griffiths was born in Aberdare
in 1888 to a colliery mechanic, and from 1901-1906 he was educated at Aberdare Intermediate School. He graduated to University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire
and studied under Ernest Howard Griffiths
. On leaving Cardiff, he gained a post in the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington
.
Griffiths spent his entire career studying the physical theory of heat. His initial works focused on the effects of heat on metal at low temperatures, in conjuncture with his tutor, Ernest Griffiths. His later work on refrigiration would enable the transportation of fruit and meats from Australia and New Zealand to Europe.
Order of the British Empire
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, FRS
Royal Society
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(27 November 1888 – 14 February 1962) was a Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
most noted for his work on the insulation properties of metals, heat transference, evaporation and refrigiration.
Griffiths was born in Aberdare
Aberdare
Aberdare is an industrial town in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Dare and Cynon. The population at the census was 31,705...
in 1888 to a colliery mechanic, and from 1901-1906 he was educated at Aberdare Intermediate School. He graduated to University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire
Cardiff University
Cardiff University is a leading research university located in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. It received its Royal charter in 1883 and is a member of the Russell Group of Universities. The university is consistently recognised as providing high quality research-based...
and studied under Ernest Howard Griffiths
Ernest Howard Griffiths
Ernest Howard Griffiths was a British physicist born in Brecon, Wales. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1895 and won its Hughes Medal in 1907...
. On leaving Cardiff, he gained a post in the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington
Teddington
Teddington is a suburban area in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London, on the north bank of the River Thames, between Hampton Wick and Twickenham. It stretches inland from the River Thames to Bushy Park...
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Griffiths spent his entire career studying the physical theory of heat. His initial works focused on the effects of heat on metal at low temperatures, in conjuncture with his tutor, Ernest Griffiths. His later work on refrigiration would enable the transportation of fruit and meats from Australia and New Zealand to Europe.