John Philip Keene (16 November 1921 18 October 1991) was a British

physicist A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe. Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate caus ...

known for his work in

radiolysis Radiolysis is the dissociation of molecules by ionizing radiation. It is the cleavage of one or several chemical bonds resulting from exposure to high-energy flux. The radiation in this context is associated with ionizing radiation; radiolysis is ...

. While working at Paterson Labs in Manchester, he created a pulse radiolysis apparatus that led to the discovery of the hydrated electron.

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1921 births 1991 deaths Place of birth missing 20th-century British physicists Alumni of the University of Birmingham {{UK-physicist-stub