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John Tyndall/1820 - 1893

  • Earned PHD

    Earned PHD
    John Tyndall his savings in order to get his Doctorate from the University of Marburg, Germany. John Tyndall then had difficulties gain notoriety in his experiments for some years after. "John Tyndall." Encyclopedia of World Biography. . Encyclopedia.com. 20 Jun. 2019 https://www.encyclopedia.com.
  • Nature Study Begins

    Nature Study Begins
    John Tyndall begins his research on the climate.Studying the absorption of heat. John Tyndall focuses on the atmosphere due, to his intrigue in solar radiation. John Tyndall studies the effects of chemical compositions and how radiation is absorbed. Ed Hawkins. Climate Lab Book, 26 Apr. 2018, www.climate-lab-book.ac.uk/2018/john-tyndall-founder-of-climate-science/.
  • Appointed Professor

    Appointed Professor
    John Tyndall was appointed professor of Natural science at the Royal Institution, London, England. During this time John Tyndall continued his studies, discovering that carbon dioxide and water absorb a majority of the radiation in the atmosphere. John Tyndall discovered why the sky is blue and more famously studied the diffusion of light known as the "Tyndall Effect". https://youtu.be/mNp-uM3fvR8
  • Tyndall Publishes Results

    Tyndall Publishes Results
    John Tyndall publishes much of his work in his books "Heat as a Mode of Motion" and "On Radiation". Molecular Expressions: Science, Optics and You - Timeline - John Tyndall, micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/timeline/people/tyndall.html