Properties (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Physicist
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Royal_Society
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Langford,_Essex,_England
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| gptkbp:born |
November 12, 1842
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| gptkbp:children |
3
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| gptkbp:contribution |
Research on the principles of optics
Studies on the nature of light Studies on the properties of gases Studies on the effects of temperature on gas behavior Research on the behavior of light in different media Studies on the interaction of light and matter Research on sound waves Research on the behavior of gases under pressure Research on the theory of elasticity Studies on the diffraction of light Research on the nature of sound Studies on the principles of thermodynamics Research on the molecular theory of gases Studies on the effects of temperature on sound speed Investigations of light scattering Research on the behavior of light in prisms Research on the interaction of sound and light. Research on the speed of sound in gases Studies on the kinetic theory of gases Studies on the nature of thermal radiation Studies on the principles of wave motion Studies on the propagation of sound in fluids Studies on the thermal conductivity of gases Research on the effects of humidity on sound propagation Research on the properties of sound waves in different media Studies on the relationship between pressure and temperature in gases Research on the scattering of light by small particles Discovery_of_the_Rayleigh-Jeans_law |
| gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:Terling,_Essex,_England
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| gptkbp:died |
June 30, 1919
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| gptkbp:field |
Physics
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| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:John_William_Strutt,_3rd_Baron_Rayleigh
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
John William Strutt
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Arthur_Eddington
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| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:Lord_Kelvin
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
Rayleigh_scattering
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:William_Henry_Bragg
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| gptkbp:researchFocus |
Acoustics
Optics Thermodynamics |
| gptkbp:spouse |
Lady Rayleigh
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| gptkbp:title |
Baron Rayleigh
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