John Tyndall
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John Tyndall was a 19th-century Irish physicist known for his pioneering work on the scattering of light in the atmosphere and the absorption of infrared radiation by gases, which helped lay the foundations of climate science.
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| John Tyndall canonical | 14 |
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| instanceOf |
19th-century physicist
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Irish person ⓘ physicist ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Royal Medal ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1820-08-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| contribution |
advanced understanding of atmospheric optics
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demonstrated that certain gases trap heat in the atmosphere ⓘ explained blue color of the sky via light scattering ⓘ helped establish physical basis of the greenhouse effect ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1893-12-04 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Hindhead
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surface form:
Hindhead, Surrey, England
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| discovered |
strong infrared absorption by carbon dioxide
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strong infrared absorption by other trace gases ⓘ strong infrared absorption by water vapour ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Royal School of Engineering at Putney
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University of Marburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Royal Institution
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surface form:
Royal Institution of Great Britain
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| field |
atmospheric physics
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optics ⓘ physics ⓘ thermodynamics ⓘ |
| influenced |
James Clerk Maxwell
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later climate scientists ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Michael Faraday ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Tyndall effect
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early work underlying climate science ⓘ popular science lectures ⓘ research on absorption of infrared radiation by gases ⓘ research on scattering of light in the atmosphere ⓘ work on glaciers ⓘ work on sound propagation in air ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | John Tyndall self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| notableFor | public debates on science and religion ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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lecturer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution
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Superintendent of the Royal Institution ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society ⓘ |
| religiousView | agnostic ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
atmospheric transparency and opacity
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greenhouse gases ⓘ radiation and heat ⓘ |
| wrote |
Fragments of Science
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Heat Considered as a Mode of Motion ⓘ Sound: A Course of Lectures ⓘ |
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