Institute of Physics

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is a scientific charity that works to advance physics education, research and application. It has a worldwide membership of around 50,000. The IOP supports physics in education, research and industry. In addition to this, the IOP provides services to its members including careers advice and professional development and grants the professional qualification of Chartered Physicist (CPhys), as well as Chartered Engineer (CEng) as a nominated body of the Engineering Council. The IOP's publishing company, IOP Publishing, publishes more than 70 academic journals and magazines.

History

The Institute of Physics was formed in 1960 from the merger of the Physical Society, founded as the Physical Society of London in 1874, and the Institute of Physics, founded in 1920.

The Physical Society of London had been officially formed on 14 February 1874 with John Hall Gladstone as its first president. From its beginning, the society held open meetings and demonstrations and published Proceedings of the Physical Society.

Institute of Physics (disambiguation)

Institute of Physics is a London-based professional association for physicists.

Institute of Physics may also refer to one of many institutes across the world:

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