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Joseph Larmor

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Irish physicist and mathematician (1857-1942)

United KingdomAcademicsLived 1857 to 1942 · aged 84
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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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Awards 9

1921Copley Medal
1918Poncelet Prize
1915Royal Medal
1914De Morgan Medal
1909Royal Society Bakerian Medal
1909Knight Bachelor
1899Adams Prize
1892Fellow of the Royal Society
1880Smith's Prize

Connected to Joseph 6

Julius von MayerAlso won Poncelet PrizeJohn Henry PoyntingAlso won Adams PrizeMary CartwrightAlso won De Morgan MedalGeorge Howard DarwinAlso won Smith's PrizeNorman LockyerAlso won Royal Society Bakerian MedalGaston JuliaAlso won Poncelet Prize

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1857 to 1942 · aged 84
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25 languages

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