John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, (; 12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919), was a British scientist who made extensive contributions to both theoretical and experimental physics.
Rayleigh's textbook The Theory of Sound (1877) is still used today by acousticians and engineers. ==Biography== Strutt was born on 12 November 1842 at Langford Grove in Maldon, Essex.
He attended Eton College and Harrow School (each for only a short period), before going on to the University of Cambridge in 1861 where he studied mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge.
He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree (Senior Wrangler and 1st Smith's Prize) in 1865, and a Master of Arts in 1868.
He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree (Senior Wrangler and 1st Smith's Prize) in 1865, and a Master of Arts in 1868.
1: 1869–1881) (Cambridge : University Press, 1899–1920, reissued by the publisher 2011, ) Scientific papers (Vol.
He held the post until his marriage to Evelyn Balfour, daughter of James Maitland Balfour, in 1871.
In 1873, on the death of his father, John Strutt, 2nd Baron Rayleigh, he inherited the Barony of Rayleigh. He was the second Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge (following James Clerk Maxwell), from 1879 to 1884.
As an advocate that simplicity and theory be part of the scientific method, Rayleigh argued for the principle of similitude. Rayleigh was elected fellow of the Royal Society on 12 June 1873, and served as president of the Royal Society from 1905 to 1908.
I (London : Macmillan, 1877, 1894) (alternative link: Bibliothèque Nationale de France OR (Cambridge: University Press, reissued 2011, ) The Theory of Sound vol.II (London : Macmillan, 1878, 1896) (alternative link: Bibliothèque Nationale de France) OR (Cambridge: University Press, reissued 2011, ) Scientific papers (Vol.
I (London : Macmillan, 1877, 1894) (alternative link: Bibliothèque Nationale de France OR (Cambridge: University Press, reissued 2011, ) The Theory of Sound vol.II (London : Macmillan, 1878, 1896) (alternative link: Bibliothèque Nationale de France) OR (Cambridge: University Press, reissued 2011, ) Scientific papers (Vol.
In 1873, on the death of his father, John Strutt, 2nd Baron Rayleigh, he inherited the Barony of Rayleigh. He was the second Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge (following James Clerk Maxwell), from 1879 to 1884.
2: 1881–1887) (Cambridge : University Press, 1899–1920, reissued by the publisher 2011, ) Scientific papers (Vol.
He first described dynamic soaring by seabirds in 1883, in the British journal Nature.
In 1873, on the death of his father, John Strutt, 2nd Baron Rayleigh, he inherited the Barony of Rayleigh. He was the second Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge (following James Clerk Maxwell), from 1879 to 1884.
From 1887 to 1905 he was professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution. Around the year 1900 Rayleigh developed the duplex (combination of two) theory of human sound localisation using two binaural cues, interaural phase difference (IPD) and interaural level difference (ILD) (based on analysis of a spherical head with no external pinnae).
3: 1887–1892) (Cambridge : University Press, 1899–1920, reissued by the publisher 2011, ) Scientific papers (Vol.
4: 1892–1901) (Cambridge : University Press, 1899–1920, reissued by the publisher 2011, ) Scientific papers (Vol.
I (London : Macmillan, 1877, 1894) (alternative link: Bibliothèque Nationale de France OR (Cambridge: University Press, reissued 2011, ) The Theory of Sound vol.II (London : Macmillan, 1878, 1896) (alternative link: Bibliothèque Nationale de France) OR (Cambridge: University Press, reissued 2011, ) Scientific papers (Vol.
I (London : Macmillan, 1877, 1894) (alternative link: Bibliothèque Nationale de France OR (Cambridge: University Press, reissued 2011, ) The Theory of Sound vol.II (London : Macmillan, 1878, 1896) (alternative link: Bibliothèque Nationale de France) OR (Cambridge: University Press, reissued 2011, ) Scientific papers (Vol.
1: 1869–1881) (Cambridge : University Press, 1899–1920, reissued by the publisher 2011, ) Scientific papers (Vol.
2: 1881–1887) (Cambridge : University Press, 1899–1920, reissued by the publisher 2011, ) Scientific papers (Vol.
3: 1887–1892) (Cambridge : University Press, 1899–1920, reissued by the publisher 2011, ) Scientific papers (Vol.
4: 1892–1901) (Cambridge : University Press, 1899–1920, reissued by the publisher 2011, ) Scientific papers (Vol.
5: 1902–1910) (Cambridge : University Press, 1899–1920, reissued by the publisher 2011, ) Scientific papers (Vol.
6: 1911–1919) (Cambridge : University Press, 1899–1920, reissued by the publisher 2011, ) ==See also== ==References== ==External links== About John William Strutt Lord Rayleigh – the Last of the Great Victorian Polymaths, GEC Review, Volume 7, No.
From 1887 to 1905 he was professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution. Around the year 1900 Rayleigh developed the duplex (combination of two) theory of human sound localisation using two binaural cues, interaural phase difference (IPD) and interaural level difference (ILD) (based on analysis of a spherical head with no external pinnae).
5: 1902–1910) (Cambridge : University Press, 1899–1920, reissued by the publisher 2011, ) Scientific papers (Vol.
From 1887 to 1905 he was professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution. Around the year 1900 Rayleigh developed the duplex (combination of two) theory of human sound localisation using two binaural cues, interaural phase difference (IPD) and interaural level difference (ILD) (based on analysis of a spherical head with no external pinnae).
As an advocate that simplicity and theory be part of the scientific method, Rayleigh argued for the principle of similitude. Rayleigh was elected fellow of the Royal Society on 12 June 1873, and served as president of the Royal Society from 1905 to 1908.
As an advocate that simplicity and theory be part of the scientific method, Rayleigh argued for the principle of similitude. Rayleigh was elected fellow of the Royal Society on 12 June 1873, and served as president of the Royal Society from 1905 to 1908.
6: 1911–1919) (Cambridge : University Press, 1899–1920, reissued by the publisher 2011, ) ==See also== ==References== ==External links== About John William Strutt Lord Rayleigh – the Last of the Great Victorian Polymaths, GEC Review, Volume 7, No.
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, (; 12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919), was a British scientist who made extensive contributions to both theoretical and experimental physics.
For these contributions, he was named as one of the 23 "Men of Tribology" by Duncan Dowson. He died on 30 June 1919, at his home in Witham, Essex.
Rayleigh was the president of the SPR in 1919.
The asteroid 22740 Rayleigh was named after him on 1 June 2007.
I (London : Macmillan, 1877, 1894) (alternative link: Bibliothèque Nationale de France OR (Cambridge: University Press, reissued 2011, ) The Theory of Sound vol.II (London : Macmillan, 1878, 1896) (alternative link: Bibliothèque Nationale de France) OR (Cambridge: University Press, reissued 2011, ) Scientific papers (Vol.
1: 1869–1881) (Cambridge : University Press, 1899–1920, reissued by the publisher 2011, ) Scientific papers (Vol.
2: 1881–1887) (Cambridge : University Press, 1899–1920, reissued by the publisher 2011, ) Scientific papers (Vol.
3: 1887–1892) (Cambridge : University Press, 1899–1920, reissued by the publisher 2011, ) Scientific papers (Vol.
4: 1892–1901) (Cambridge : University Press, 1899–1920, reissued by the publisher 2011, ) Scientific papers (Vol.
5: 1902–1910) (Cambridge : University Press, 1899–1920, reissued by the publisher 2011, ) Scientific papers (Vol.
6: 1911–1919) (Cambridge : University Press, 1899–1920, reissued by the publisher 2011, ) ==See also== ==References== ==External links== About John William Strutt Lord Rayleigh – the Last of the Great Victorian Polymaths, GEC Review, Volume 7, No.
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