John Strutt (Lord Rayleigh) By: Kylee Thompson John William Strutt Born November 12 th 1842 -- Langford Grove in Essex England Born November 12 th 1842.

John Strutt (Lord John Strutt (Lord Rayleigh)Rayleigh)

By: Kylee ThompsonBy: Kylee Thompson

John William StruttJohn William Strutt

Born November 12Born November 12thth 1842 -- 1842 -- Langford Grove in Essex Langford Grove in Essex England England

Died June 30Died June 30thth 1919 -- Place, 1919 -- Place, Witham, Essex.Witham, Essex.

Lived to be 77Lived to be 77

AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

Won 11 honorable awards Won 11 honorable awards including:including: Nobel Prize for Physics in 1904Nobel Prize for Physics in 1904 Royal Society Copley Medal Royal Society Copley Medal

The Third Lord Rayleigh: The Third Lord Rayleigh: studied density of gasstudied density of gas

Studies/Contributions of Studies/Contributions of ScienceScience Rayleigh studied Rayleigh studied

electrochemistry, chemistry, and electrochemistry, chemistry, and physics of gases.physics of gases.

Also studied sound and optics.Also studied sound and optics.

started researched in started researched in electrodynamics, color vision, electrodynamics, color vision, radiation scattering, radiation scattering,

acoustics, and other experimental acoustics, and other experimental observable occurrence,observable occurrence,

that could be explained in terms of that could be explained in terms of wave motion. wave motion.

Looked at ratio of the densities Looked at ratio of the densities of hydrogen of hydrogen

and oxygen, and measured the and oxygen, and measured the density of nitrogen.density of nitrogen.

Interesting FactsInteresting Facts

Lord Rayleigh was an English Lord Rayleigh was an English physicistphysicist

was elected Fellow of the Royal was elected Fellow of the Royal Society on 12 June, 1873 Society on 12 June, 1873

Those days there were no university Those days there were no university laboratory facilities: laboratory facilities:

he established his own at the family he established his own at the family home.home.

Unexpectedly discovered the Unexpectedly discovered the first rare inert gas argon first rare inert gas argon

Work was mainly with forms of Work was mainly with forms of wave motion wave motion

Became third Baron RayleighBecame third Baron Rayleigh

Discovered nitrogen made from Discovered nitrogen made from the atmosphere was more the atmosphere was more dense... dense...

than nitrogen prepared from than nitrogen prepared from pure ammonia pure ammonia

In 1870 he published his classic In 1870 he published his classic paper "On the Theory of Resonance" paper "On the Theory of Resonance"

established Strutt's reputation as a established Strutt's reputation as a serious scientist serious scientist

capable of handling capable of handling both experimental andboth experimental andmathematical problemsmathematical problems

BibliographyBibliography

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