Properties (91)
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|---|---|
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Mathematician
Physicist |
| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Cambridge_University
gptkb:British_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science gptkb:Royal_Society_of_London |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkb:Copley_Medal Royal Medal |
| gptkbp:born |
1819-01-13
|
| gptkbp:children |
3
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
Fluid dynamics
Optics Mathematical physics |
| gptkbp:died |
1903-02-01
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| gptkbp:famousFor |
Stokes'_theorem_in_vector_calculus
Stokes'_law_in_fluid_mechanics |
| gptkbp:fellow |
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge |
| gptkbp:field |
Mathematics
Physics |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
George Stokes
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
Lord Rayleigh |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
|
| gptkbp:inventor |
Stokes'_theorem
Stokes'_law |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Stokes'_theorem
Stokes'_law |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Stokes parameters
Stokes'_theorem Stokes'_law Stokes'_law_applications_in_engineering Stokes'_theorem_applications_in_physics |
| gptkbp:nationality |
British
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:J._J._Thomson
gptkb:John_William_Strutt,_3rd_Baron_Rayleigh gptkb:Arthur_Cayley gptkb:G._H._Hardy gptkb:William_Thomson,_1st_Baron_Kelvin |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Professor
Professor of Mathematics |
| gptkbp:researchField |
Acoustics
Algebra Astrophysics Electromagnetism Geometry Geophysics History of science Logic Mathematical analysis Statistics Theoretical physics Thermodynamics Topology Philosophy of science Computational mathematics History of mathematics Mathematical biology Mathematical physics Numerical analysis History of geology Differential equations Complex analysis Real analysis History of technology History of astronomy History of physics History of biology History of engineering History of chemistry History of astronomy education History of biology education History of chemistry education History of ecology History of ecology education History of engineering education History of geology education History of mathematics education History of meteorology History of meteorology education History of oceanography History of oceanography education History of physics education History of science education History of technology education |
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:England
gptkb:Ireland |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Frances_Stokes
|
| gptkbp:work |
gptkb:Cambridge_University
gptkb:Royal_Society |