Ralph Fowler

Sir
Ralph Fowler
OBE FRS
Sir Ralph Fowler OBE FRS
Born	Ralph Howard Fowler; 17 January 1889; Roydon, England
Died	28 July 1944 (aged 55); Trumpington, England
Education	Winchester College
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Known for	Darwin–Fowler method; Bernal–Fowler rules; Field electron emission; Zeroth law of thermodynamics;
Spouse	Eileen 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	Statistical physics; Thermodynamics;
Institutions	University of Cambridge (1919–44)
Academic advisors	Archibald Vivian Hill
Doctoral students	John Lennard-Jones (1924); Paul Dirac (1926); Bertha Swirles (1929); William McCrea (1930); Harrie Massey (1932); S. Chandrasekhar (1933); Daulat Singh Kothari (1933); Homi J. Bhabha (1935); Maurice Pryce (1937);
Other notable students	Charles Coulson; Edward Arthur Milne; Nevill Mott;

Sir Ralph Howard Fowler (17 January 1889 – 28 July 1944) was a British mathematical physicist.