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John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM, PC, FRS (/ ˈ r eɪ l i /; 12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919) was a British mathematician and physicist who made extensive contributions to science. He spent all of his academic career at the University of Cambridge.
Apr 3, 2024 · John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh of Terling Place. Born: November 12, 1842, Langford Grove, Maldon, Essex, England. Died: June 30, 1919, Terling Place, Witham, Essex (aged 76) Awards And Honors: Nobel Prize (1904) Copley Medal (1899) Notable Works: “The Theory of Sound” Subjects Of Study: Rayleigh wave. argon. fluid. wave. Rayleigh limit.
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John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, (born Nov. 12, 1842, Langford Grove, Essex, Eng.—died June 30, 1919, Terling Place, Witham, Essex), English physicist. In 1873 he succeeded to his father’s title and built a research laboratory on his estate. He taught physics at Cambridge University (1879–84) and was secretary of the Royal Society ...
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John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842–1919) Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh (1875–1947) John Arthur Strutt, 5th Baron Rayleigh (1908–1988) John Gerald Strutt, 6th Baron Rayleigh (b. 1960) The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. John Frederick Strutt (b. 1993).
Jun 8, 2018 · STRUTT, JOHN WILLIAM, THIRD BARON RAYLEIGH. ( b. Langford Grove, near Maldon, Essex, England, 12 November 1842; d. Terling Place, Witham, Essex, England, 30 June 1919), experimental and theoretical physics. Lord Rayleigh (as he is universally known in scientific circles) was one of the greatest ornaments of British science in the last half of ...
Nov 12, 2017 · physics 12. November 2017 0 Harald Sack. John William Strutt, 3rd Baron of Rayleigh (1842-1919) On November 12, 1842, English physicist John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh was born. Rayleigh with William Ramsay, discovered argon, an achievement for which he earned the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1904.
Nobel Prize for Physics (1904) John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (better known as Lord Rayleigh) (November 12, 1842 – June 30, 1919) was an English physicist who is credited jointly with William Ramsey with the discovery of the element argon. He also discovered the phenomenon now called Rayleigh scattering, and made important ...
