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Born
He was born in Leighlinbridge, Ireland. -
Became a teacher at Queenwood College
John Tyndall became a mathematics and surveying teacher at Queenwood college. Queenwood college was a boarding school in Hampshire, England and only operated from 1847 to 1896. "Recalling this decision later, he wrote: "the desire to grow intellectually did not forsake me; and, when railway work slackened, I accepted in 1847 a post as master in Queenwood College.(Tyndall, 1868)" -
Co-founder of climate science
Tyndall showed that gases including carbon dioxide and water vapor can absorb heat. He wrote: “Thus the atmosphere admits of the entrance of the solar heat; but checks its exit, and the result is a tendency to accumulate heat at the surface of the planet (Jackson, 2020)." -
Tyndallization
Tyndall created a way to sterilize food and other objects by using irregular sanitization by steaming at 100 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes over the course of 3 days, which kills off the bad bacteria (Deepak, 2018). -
Died
John Tyndall passed away in 1893 due to his wife accidently giving him too much of the wrong medication (Jackson, 2020)
