John William Strutt
Physicist and Nobel Prize laureate
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Scientists & Innovators
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United Kingdom
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A prominent physicist and academic, a key contributor to the study of sound and light. Conducted experiments that advanced the understanding of the scattering of light, leading to the formulation of Rayleigh scattering. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1904 for investigations of the densities of the most important gases and the methods employed in their investigation. Also engaged in university administration, serving as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and played a significant role in academic governance.
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1904
Conducted research on Rayleigh scattering
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