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John Kerr
Sign in to saveScottish physicist and pioneer in the field of electro-optics (1824–1907)
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Its subject is documented across 31 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 119
Top works
- The people, &c., the trustees of the Sailors' Snug Harbor and others, against John Kerr and eleven other individuals and the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New York
- Judge Sutherland's Opinion. Supreme Court
- Gamblers' paradise
- King Robert the Bruce, or, the Battle of Bannockburn
- Music in the Glen
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Active from
- 1948-09-16
- Active to
- 2020-09-13
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,893
- Total plays
- 20,071
Tags
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 204,644x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,680x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,922x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 35,594x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 29,138x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1824-12-17 ) 17 December 1824, Ardrossan , Scotland
- Died
- 15 August 1907 (1907-08-15) (aged 82), Glasgow , Scotland
- Known for
- Kerr effect
- Relatives
- George Ker (son), William Ker (son)
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- John Kerr (physicist).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1824-12-17
- date of death
- 1907-08-15
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Encyclopedic overview
John Kerr FRS (/kɜːr/; 17 December 1824 – 15 August 1907) was a Scottish physicist and a pioneer in the field of electro-optics. He is best known for the discovery of what is now called the Kerr effect.
Life and work
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “John Kerr” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.