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Joseph Larmor
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Irish physicist and mathematician (1857-1942)
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Joseph Larmor was a mathematician, physicist, politician, and university teacher. Born in Belfast in 1857, he died in Holywood in 1942. He held citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Larmor worked in London and was employed by the University of Cambridge and the University of Galway. He was educated at St John's College, Queen's University Belfast, and the University of Cambridge. His doctoral advisor was Edward Routh.
A member of the Conservative Party, Larmor served as chairperson, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, and president. He was a member of the Royal Society, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, and National Academy of Sciences. He received the Fellow of the Royal Society, Copley Medal, Royal Medal, and Poncelet Prize. His notable works include Larmor precession, gyroradius, and the Larmor formula. He spoke English and had doctoral students including Sydney Chapman, Robert Schlapp, and Bertram Hopkinson.
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Samuel Butcher
- Succeeded by
- J. R. M. Butler
- Born
- ( 1857-07-11 ) 11 July 1857, County Antrim , Ireland
- Died
- 19 May 1942 (1942-05-19) (aged 84), Holywood , Northern Ireland , UK
- Education
- Royal Belfast Academical Institution
- Alma mater
- Queen's University Belfast ( BA , MA ) St John's College, Cambridge (MA)
- Known for
- Larmor formula Larmor precession Time dilation
- Political party
- Conservative
- Awards
- The William Hopkins Prize (1897) De Morgan Medal (1914) Royal Medal (1915) Poncelet Prize (1918) Copley Medal (1921)
- Fields
- Electromagnetism Relativistic physics
- Institutions
- Queen's College, Galway (1880–1885) University of Cambridge (1885–1932)
- Academic advisors
- John Purser Edward Routh
- Notable students
- Max Born Sydney Chapman Ebenezer Cunningham Bertram Hopkinson Robert Schlapp
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Belfast
- Place of death
- Holywood
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Position held
- chairperson
- Employer
- University of Galway
- Political party
- Liberal Unionist Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- gyroradius
- Academic degree
- Master of Arts
- Doctoral advisor
- Edward Routh
- Field of work
- mathematics
- Image
- Joseph Larmor.jpeg
- Work location
- London
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- Joseph Larmor
- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
- date of birth
- 1857-07-11
- date of death
- 1942-05-19
- name in native language
- Joseph Larmor
- Commons Creator page
- Joseph Larmor
- writing language
- English language
- honorific prefix
- Sir
- candidacy in election
- 1918 United Kingdom general election
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- P8168
- Velická Valley
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Joseph Larmor (11 July 1857 – 19 May 1942) was an Irish mathematician, theoretical physicist, and British politician who made breakthroughs in the understanding of electricity, dynamics, thermodynamics, and the electron theory of matter. His most influential work was Aether and Matter, a theoretical physics book published in 1900.
Biography
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