John Tyndall (1820-1893)

19th Century Irish Physicist

1820

Tyndall was born and raised on August 2, 1820, in Leighlinbridge, County Carlow. He was a son of a police constable descended from Gloucestershire immigrants who settled in Ireland in 1670.\ Photo Credit: Bing Images

Educator of Natural Philosophy

1853

Published 85 scientific papers in his lifetime. Best known for discovering the greenhouse effect and why the sky is blue. The correspondence of John Tyndall. University of Pittsburgh Press. (2021, October 5). Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://upittpress.org/series/the-correspondence-of-john-tyndall-2/#:~:text=John%20Tyndall%20%28c.%201822%E2%80%931893%29%20was%20professor%20of%20natural,radiation%20of%20heat%E2%80%94and%20to%20glaciology%2C%20meteorology%2C%20and%20bacteriology.

Researches on Diamagnetism and Magne-Crystallic Action

1870

When Tyndall returned to Queenwood in 1851, he continued to work on diamagnetism with small equipment grants and was published in 1870.

Molecular Physics

1872

One of his books, Contributions to Molecular Physics in the domain of radiant heat showed an array of new observations that support the theory of evolution. John Tyndall (1820-1893). Humanist Heritage. (n.d.). Retrieved June 27, 2022, from https://heritage.humanists.uk/john-tyndall/

Died

1893

John Tyndall died on December 4th, 1893. He died from an accidental overdose that was given by his wife, Louisa. He often took Chloral Hydrate for his insomnia. He was 73 years old. Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, May 30). John Tyndall. Wikipedia. Retrieved June 27, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyndall