James MacCullagh

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James MacCullagh was a 19th-century Irish mathematician and physicist known for his influential work on the wave theory of light and the dynamics of elastic solids.

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instanceOf Irish mathematician
Irish physicist
mathematician
person
physicist
awardReceived Royal Irish Academy Cunningham Medal NERFINISHED
burialPlace Mount Jerome Cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath suicide
centuryOfActivity 19th century
countryOfBirth Ireland NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
dateOfBirth 1809-05-13
dateOfDeath 1847-10-24
educatedAt Trinity College Dublin
employer Trinity College Dublin NERFINISHED
era Victorian era
fieldOfWork elasticity theory
mathematics
optics
physics
gender male
hasAcademicDiscipline mathematical physics
theoretical physics
hasHonorificTitle Fellow of Trinity College Dublin
influenced development of electromagnetic theory
influencedBy Augustin-Jean Fresnel NERFINISHED
George Green NERFINISHED
knownFor MacCullagh potential NERFINISHED
dynamics of elastic solids
wave theory of light
work on aether theory
memberOf Royal Irish Academy NERFINISHED
nationality Irish
nativeLanguage English
notableIdea use of a potential function for rotational elasticity
notableWork An essay towards a dynamical theory of crystalline reflection and refraction NERFINISHED
On the laws of crystalline reflexion and refraction NERFINISHED
occupation scientist
university professor
placeOfBirth Strabane NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Dublin NERFINISHED
positionHeld professor of mathematics
professor of natural philosophy
religion Protestant
residence Dublin NERFINISHED
workLocation Dublin NERFINISHED

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Foyle College hasNotableAlumnus James MacCullagh