John Tyndall
Physicist, Academic
1820 – 1893
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Who was John Tyndall?
John Tyndall FRS was a prominent 19th century physicist. His initial scientific fame arose in the 1850s from his study of diamagnetism. Later he made a number of discoveries in the realms of infrared radiation and the physical properties of air. Tyndall also published more than a dozen science books, which brought state-of-the-art 19th century experimental physics to a wider audience. From 1853 to 1887 he was professor of physics at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in London.
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- Born
- Aug 2, 1820
Leighlinbridge - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Philipps University of Marburg
- Died
- Dec 4, 1893
Haslemere
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on July 23, 2013
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