Lord Rayleigh

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Lord Rayleigh, born John William Strutt, was a British physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his foundational work in wave theory, optics, and the discovery of argon.

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instanceOf British person
Nobel laureate
human
member of the Royal Society
peer of the United Kingdom
physicist
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts in mathematics
awardReceived Copley Medal
Matteucci Medal
Nobel Prize in Physics
Royal Medal
birthName John William Strutt
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burialPlace Terling, Essex, England
coDiscoveredWith William Ramsay
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1842-11-12
dateOfDeath 1919-06-30
discovered argon
educatedAt Eton College
Trinity College, Cambridge
familyName Strutt
fieldOfWork acoustics
electromagnetism
fluid dynamics
optics
physics
scattering theory
wave theory
givenName John
William
knownFor Rayleigh criterion
Rayleigh scattering
Rayleigh waves
Rayleigh–Jeans law
Rayleigh–Taylor instability
The Theory of Sound
discovery of argon
languageSpoken English
memberOf Cambridge Philosophical Society
Royal Society
NobelPrizeInPhysicsFor investigations of the densities of the most important gases and discovery of argon in connection with these studies
NobelPrizeInPhysicsYear 1904
nobleTitle 3rd Baron Rayleigh
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placeOfBirth Langford Grove, Maldon, Essex, England
placeOfDeath Witham, Essex, England
positionHeld Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge
Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
President of the Royal Society
publication Scientific Papers of Lord Rayleigh
The Theory of Sound
residence Terling Place, Essex, England

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Rumford Medal notableRecipient Lord Rayleigh
Lord Rayleigh birthName John William Strutt
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Lord Rayleigh nobleTitle 3rd Baron Rayleigh
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Philosophical Magazine notableAuthor John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
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Strutt hasNotableBearer John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
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Strutt hasNotableBearer John Strutt, 2nd Baron Rayleigh
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Strutt hasNotableBearer John Strutt, 1st Baron Rayleigh
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Strutt hasNobleTitleAssociated Baron Rayleigh
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Strutt hasLineageMember John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
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Strutt hasLineageMember John Strutt, 2nd Baron Rayleigh
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Strutt hasLineageMember John Strutt, 1st Baron Rayleigh
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Rayleigh scattering namedAfter Lord Rayleigh
Rayleigh scattering firstDescribedBy John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
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Rayleigh waves namedAfter Lord Rayleigh
Rayleigh waves discoveredBy John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
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Rayleigh criterion namedAfter Lord Rayleigh
The Theory of Sound author John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
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The Theory of Sound author Lord Rayleigh
William Ramsay collaboratedWith John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
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Scientific Papers of Lord Rayleigh author John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
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Scientific Papers of Lord Rayleigh editor John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
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Scientific Papers of Lord Rayleigh collectsWorkOf John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
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Terling Place ancestralHomeOf John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
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Terling Place associatedWith Lord Rayleigh
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Terling Place notableResident John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
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Terling Place associatedTitle Baron Rayleigh
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Rumford Prize notableRecipient John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
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Hampstead Cemetery, London hasNotableBurial Sir John William Strutt
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