John Tyndall

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_Tyndall
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Marburg
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkb:Rumford_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1820-08-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Leighlinbridge,_County_Carlow,_Ireland
gptkbp:deathDate 1893-12-04
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Hindhead,_Surrey,_England
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:optics
atmospheric science
physics
thermodynamics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Tyndall
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
John William Strutt (Lord Rayleigh)
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Michael_Faraday
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Tyndall_effect
popular science lectures
research on diamagnetism
studies on the greenhouse effect
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality Irish
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:educator
gptkb:physicist
gptkb:scientist
gptkbp:president gptkb:Royal_Institution
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:Heat:_A_Mode_of_Motion
gptkb:Sound:_A_Course_of_Eight_Lectures
gptkb:The_Glaciers_of_the_Alps
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Haslemere,_Surrey,_England
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rumford_Prize
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3