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John Tyndall (1820–1893) was a British physicist, mountaineer, inventor, and philosopher. Born in County Carlow, he held citizenship in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He was educated at the University of Marburg and worked as an employee of the Royal Institution. His doctoral advisors included Michael Faraday and Robert Bunsen. Tyndall’s fields of work encompassed physics, experimental physics, thermal radiation, and light scattering.
He was a member of the Royal Academy, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Royal Society, and the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Tyndall received several honors, including the Royal Medal, the Rumford Medal, and the Royal Society Bakerian Medal. He was also recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Among his notable works are *Six Lectures On Light Delivered In America In 1872 1873*, *Light And Electricity*, and *Fragments Of Science*. He contributed to *Popular Science*. Tyndall died in Haslemere, Surrey.
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- Works
- 103
Top works
- Six Lectures On Light Delivered In America In 1872 1873
- Light And Electricity
- Fragments Of Science Vol II
- Fragments Of Science Vol I
- Fragments of Science Volume 1
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1820-08-02 ) 2 August 1820, Leighlinbridge , County Carlow , Ireland
- Died
- 4 December 1893 (1893-12-04) (aged 73), Haslemere , Surrey , England
- Alma mater
- University of Marburg
- Known for
- Researching the greenhouse effect (1859) Coining the term calorescence (1864) Inventing capnography (1864) Tyndall's bar breaker (1867) Tyndall effect (1869) Discovering thermophoresis (1870) Improving the respirator (1871)
- Spouse
- Louisa Charlotte Hamilton ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1876 )
- Awards
- FRS (1852) Royal Medal (1853) Bakerian Medal (1855, 1861, 1864, 1881) Rumford Medal (1864)
- Fields
- Physics
- Institutions
- Royal Institution (1853–1887)
- Academic advisors
- Robert Bunsen Hermann Knoblauch
- Notable students
- Mihajlo Pupin
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- County Carlow
- Place of death
- Haslemere
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Marburg
- Employer
- Royal Institution
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Academic degree
- Doctor
- Doctoral advisor
- Robert Bunsen
- Student of
- Robert Bunsen
- Field of work
- glaciology
- Sport
- mountaineering
- Image
- John Tyndall portrait mid career.jpg
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- John Tyndall
- date of birth
- 1820-08-02
- date of death
- 1893-12-04
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- John Tyndall
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons gallery
- John Tyndall
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
- name in native language
- John Tyndall
- writing language
- English language
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- WikiProject Climate change
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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- Boiling Springs
- partner in business or sport
- Michael Faraday
- student
- Thomas Archer Hirst
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John Tyndall (/ˈtɪndəl/; 2 August 1820 – 4 December 1893) was an Irish physicist. His scientific fame arose in the 1850s from his study of diamagnetism. Later he made discoveries in the realms of infrared radiation and the physical properties of air, proving the connection between atmospheric CO2 and what is now known as the greenhouse effect in 1859.
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