Joseph Larmor
Scientist
Sir Joseph Larmor FRS (11 July 1857 – 19 May 1942) was a physicist and mathematician who made innovations 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.
Personal facts
Birth date | July 11, 1857 |
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Date of death | May 19, 1942 |
Place of death | Northern Ireland , Holywood , County Down |
Education | Queen's University Belfast Royal Belfast Academical Institution |
Known for | Relativity of simultaneity |