Joseph Larmor
Irish physicist and mathematician (1857-1942) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 84
Sir Joseph Larmor was an Irish mathematician, theoretical physicist, and British politician who made breakthroughs in the understanding of electricity, dynamics, thermodynamics, and the electron theory of matter. His most influential work was Aether and Matter, a theoretical physics book published in 1900.
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1942Died19 May 19421921Copley MedalAward1918Poncelet PrizeAward1915Royal MedalAward1914De Morgan MedalAward1909Knight BachelorAwardRoyal Society Bakerian MedalAward1899Adams PrizeAward1892Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1880Smith's PrizeAward1857Born11 July 1857
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United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
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Status
Deceased
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Lived 1857 to 1942 · aged 84
