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  2. John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh - Wikipedia

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    John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM, PC, FRS ( / ˈreɪli /; 12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919) was a British mathematician and physicist who made extensive contributions to science. He spent all of his academic career at the University of Cambridge. Among many honours, he received the 1904 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his investigations ...

  3. Lord Rayleigh | Biography & Facts | Britannica

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    John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, depicted in a Vanity Fair illustration, December 1899. (more) Rayleigh’s greatest single contribution to science is generally considered to have been his discovery and isolation of argon , one of the rare gases of the atmosphere.

  4. Lord Rayleigh – Biographical - NobelPrize.org

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    Biographical. John William Strutt, third Baron Rayleigh, was born on November 12, 1842 at Langford Grove, Maldon, Essex, as the son of John James Strutt, second Baron, and his wife Clara Elizabeth La Touche, eldest daughter of Captain Richard Vicars, R. E. He was one of the very few members of higher nobility who won fame as an outstanding ...

  5. John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh summary | Britannica

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    John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, (born Nov. 12, 1842, Langford Grove, Essex, Eng.—died June 30, 1919, Terling Place, Witham, Essex), English physicist.

  6. John William Strutt Third Baron Rayleigh | Encyclopedia.com

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    STRUTT, JOHN WILLIAM, THIRD BARON RAYLEIGH. ( b. Langford Grove, near Maldon, Essex, England, 12 November 1842; d. Terling Place, Witham, Essex, England, 30 June 1919), experimental and theoretical physics. Lord Rayleigh (as he is universally known in scientific circles) was one of the greatest ornaments of British science in the last half of ...

  7. Baron Rayleigh - Wikipedia

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    John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842–1919) Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh (1875–1947) John Arthur Strutt, 5th Baron Rayleigh (1908–1988) John Gerald Strutt, 6th Baron Rayleigh (b. 1960) The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. John Frederick Strutt (b. 1993).

  8. John William Strutt | People | The Collection of Historical ...

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    John William Strutt, third Baron Rayleigh, was born on November 12, 1842 at Langford Grove, Maldon, Essex, as the son of John James Strutt, second Baron, and his wife Clara Elizabeth La Touche, eldest daughter of Captain Richard Vicars, R. E. He was one of the very few members of higher nobility who won fame as an outstanding scientist.

  9. John William Strutt Baron Rayleigh | Encyclopedia.com

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    Rayleigh, Lord (1842-1919) World-famous as experimental physicist, the discoverer of argon, and president of the Society for Psychical Research (SPR), London (1919). He was born John William Strutt on November 12, 1842. He inherited the title as the 3rd Baron Rayleigh from his father. He attended Trinity College, Cambridge (Senior Wrangler and ...

  10. John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh - Simple English ...

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    John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM (12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919) was an English Physicist. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1904. He discovered argon and Rayleigh scattering .

  11. John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh - Wikiwand

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    John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM, PC, FRS ( / ˈreɪli /; 12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919) was a British mathematician and physicist who made extensive contributions to science. He spent all of his academic career at the University of Cambridge.