John Tyndall
Irish physicist and mountaineer (1820–1893) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Tyndall FRS (/ˈtɪndəl/; 2 August 1820 – 4 December 1893) was a prominent 19th-century Irish physicist. His scientific fame arose in the 1850s from his study of diamagnetism. Later he made discoveries in the realms of infrared radiation and the physical properties of air, proving the connection between atmospheric CO2 and what is now known as the greenhouse effect in 1859.
John Tyndall | |
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Born | (1820-08-02)2 August 1820 Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland |
Died | (1893-12-04)4 December 1893 (aged 73) |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | University of Marburg |
Known for | Atmosphere, physics education, Tyndall effect, diamagnetism, infrared radiation, Tyndallization |
Awards | Royal Medal (1853) Rumford Medal (1864) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics, chemistry |
Institutions | Royal Institution of Great Britain |
Doctoral students | Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin[1][2] |
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Tyndall also published more than a dozen science books which brought state-of-the-art 19th century experimental physics to a wide audience. From 1853 to 1887 he was professor of physics at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in London. He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1868.[3]