John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
British mathematician and physicist
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM, PC, FRS was a British mathematician and physicist who made extensive contributions to science. He spent all of his academic career at the University of Cambridge. Wikipedia
Born: November 12, 1842, Maldon, United Kingdom
Died: June 30, 1919 (age 76 years), Witham, United Kingdom
Discovered: Argon
Education: Harrow School, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, and more
Academic advisors: Lord Kelvin, Sir George Gabriel Stokes, and Edward Routh
Deposed date: 1919
Grandchildren: Daphne Strutt, John Arthur Strutt, 5th Baron Rayleigh, Guy Robert Strutt, and more
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