Balfour Stewart
Scottish physicist and meteorologist
Balfour Stewart was a Scottish physicist and meteorologist.
His studies in the field of radiant heat led to him receiving the Rumford Medal of the Royal Society in 1868. In 1859 he was appointed director of Kew Observatory. Wikipedia
Born: November 1, 1828, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Died: December 19, 1887 (age 59 years), Ballymagarvey, Ireland
Award: Rumford Medal (1868)
Known for: Heat, Meteorology, & Terrestrial Magnetism