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John William Strutt
- Born
English physicist (1842–1919).
Quick Facts
- Died
- 1919-06-30
- Occupation
- physicist · politician · university teacher · mathematician · chemist
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Birthplace
- Maldon · Langford Grove
- Affiliation
- Royal Society of London
- Affiliation
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- Affiliation
- Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
- Affiliation
- Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
- Affiliation
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- Affiliation
- French Academy of Sciences
- Affiliation
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Affiliation
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- Affiliation
- Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences
- Affiliation
- Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Affiliation
- Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL
- Affiliation
- National Academy of Sciences
- Affiliation
- Academy of Sciences of Turin
- Affiliation
- Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony
- Membership
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei · since 6 August 1891
Relationships
John William Strutt is the child of John Strutt, 2nd Baron Rayleigh of Terling Place and Clara Vicars.
Spouses & partners
- SpouseEvelyn Strutt, Baroness Rayleigh of Terling PlaceFrom 19 July 1871
Family
Awards & Nominations
Works & Screen Credits
- argon
- Rayleigh scattering
- Rayleigh–Bénard convection
- Rayleigh wave
- The theory of sound
- Rayleigh number
- Rayleigh–Jeans law
- Rayleigh quotient
- Rayleigh–Taylor instability
- Plateau–Rayleigh instability
- Rayleigh law
- Rayleigh length
- Rayleigh–Ritz method
- Rayleigh–Gans approximation
- Rayleigh–Plesset equation
Education
John William Strutt attended Trinity College until 1865.
Languages
Other languages
- English
Sources & Credits
Wikidata · Q83297 ↗
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Portrait source & license ↗
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