John Tyndall

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    John Tyndall's Life

  • John Tyndell Was Born

    John Tyndall was born in Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland.
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    Became a Professor

    John Tyndall became a professor of mathematics and surveying at Queenwood College, Hampshire
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    John Tyndall Gets His Doctorate / Begins His Work With Magnetism

    John Tyndall completed his Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Marburg, Germany. He also started his research on magnetism, specifically the polarity of diamagnetic crystals and magnetic forces acting in couples.
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    Royal Institution

    John Tyndall became Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Royal Institution of London.

  • The First Spectrometer/Pioneering Greenhouse Effects

    In 1859, John Tyndall built the first ration spectrometer to investigate the absorption and transition of radiant heat in gases and vapors. Discovering a sizable amount of the infrared radiation absorbed from the sun was by water vapor and carbon dioxide as opposed to the gases of our atmosphere (Greenhouse Effect.) Stating that lacking these vapors and gases could lead to climate change. Graham, Steve. “John Tyndall.” Earth Observatory, 10 Aug. 1999, earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/Tyndall.

  • John Tyndall Climbs Weisshorn

    John Tyndall was an avid mountaineer. Weisshorn has a summit of 14,783 ft.

  • Published "Heat As a Mode of Motion"

  • Published "On Radiation"

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    Became Superintendent at the Royal Institution

    John Tyndall became superintendent at the Royal Institution of London. He would be replacing non-other than Michael Faraday.

  • Discovery of the Tyndall Effect

    The Tyndall effect is when a beam light scatters on particles in a colloid. A colloid is a medium containing suspended particles. This can be used to see whether a mixture is a a true solution or a colloid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xcpq6e8pBY

  • Rumford Medal

    John Tyndall received a Rumford Medal for his work that shed light on the transmission of infrared radiation through gases and vapors.

  • John Tyndall's US Lecture Tour

    John Tyndall had a very profitable lecture tour in the United States, making around $13,000. He proceeded to donate all profits to the benefit of Science in America.

  • John Tyndall Publishes "Six Lectures on Light"

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    Germ Theory

    John Tyndall's experiments in germ theory started when he invented a box the made "optically pure" air "Tyndall's Germ Box." He would put various sterilized meats and broths in a regular box and then do the same thing in the optically pure air box. The box with the pure air stayed "sweet" while the other box was anything but.

  • John Tyndall Gets Married to Louisa Hamilton

  • John Tyndall Dies

    John Tyndall dies in Hindhead, Surrey, England from an accidental overdose of chloral, given to him by his wife

  • Tyndall National Institute

    Tyndall National Institute is established in Cork, Ireland established in 2004. Focussing on photonics and electronics primarily.