Peter Tait (physicist)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Peterhouse,_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:author gptkb:Heat
gptkb:Treatise_on_Natural_Philosophy
gptkb:The_Unseen_Universe
Light
Sketch of Thermodynamics
Properties of Matter
Recent Advances in Physical Science
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkb:Keith_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1831-04-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Dalkeith,_Scotland
gptkbp:children gptkb:Frederick_Guthrie_Tait
gptkb:John_Guthrie_Tait
gptkb:William_Archer_Porter_Tait
gptkbp:coauthor gptkb:William_Thomson_(Lord_Kelvin)
gptkb:Balfour_Stewart
gptkbp:deathDate 1901-07-04
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:William_Hopkins
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:mathematics
physics
quaternions
thermodynamics
knot theory
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Peter_Guthrie_Tait
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Peter Tait (physicist)
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Tait_conjectures
quaternions
thermodynamics
knot theory
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Arthur_Schuster
gptkb:John_Henry_Poynting
gptkb:C._G._Knott
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:positionHeld Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Edinburgh
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Grange_Cemetery,_Edinburgh
gptkbp:signature Peter Tait signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Archer_Porter
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tait
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6