Human Accomplishment: John Tyndall

a prominent 19th-century Irish physicist. His initial scientific fame arose in the 1850s from his study of diamagnetism.

Born

2 August 1820 Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland

Died

4 December 1893 (aged 73) Haslemere, Surrey, England, UK

Nationality

Irish

Known for

Atmosphere, physics education, Tyndall effect, diamagnetism, infrared radiation, Tyndallization

Fields

Physics, chemistry

Alma mater

University of Marburg

Awards

Royal Medal (1853) Rumford Medal (1864)

Institutions

Royal Institution of Great Britain

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Britain

Doctoral students

Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin

era

1800+