John Tyndall (1820 93) was an influential Irish geologist who became fascinated by mountaineering after a scientific expedition to Switzerland in 1856. He joined the Alpine Club in 1858 and achieved the summit of the Matterhorn in 1868 a feat which led to a peak on the Italian side of the massif being named after him. He also climbed Mount Blanc three times. A writer of scientific texts who was widely praised for the quality of his prose, Tyndall made clear that in this work, published in 1860, he had 'not attempted to mix Narrative and Science'. He divides his account into two parts: his...
John Tyndall (1820 93) was an influential Irish geologist who became fascinated by mountaineering after a scientific expedition to Switzerland in 1856...
John Tyndall (1820 93) was a prominent physicist, particularly noted for his studies of thermal radiation and the atmosphere. He was a prolific writer and lecturer, who was able to bring experimental physics to a wide audience. While researching his 1860 work, The Glaciers of the Alps, he became a proficient climber, and this work, first published in 1871, combines climbing expeditions in Switzerland with comments on glaciation and geology. It was extremely popular, with a second edition in the same year, and German and American editions in 1872. He was one of a group of noted Alpinists of...
John Tyndall (1820 93) was a prominent physicist, particularly noted for his studies of thermal radiation and the atmosphere. He was a prolific writer...
John Tyndall (1820 93) was an Irish physicist who became fascinated by mountaineering after a scientific expedition to Switzerland in 1856. He traversed the summit of the Matterhorn in 1868 and climbed Mount Blanc three times. Alongside this love of mountains was a scientific interest in glaciers and ice formations. Tyndall was also well-regarded for his ability to communicate with the public about science. Many of his books, such as this one, published in 1872 as part of the International Scientific Series, are aimed at the general reader. Tyndall uses this work to explain many aspects of...
John Tyndall (1820 93) was an Irish physicist who became fascinated by mountaineering after a scientific expedition to Switzerland in 1856. He travers...
Born in Leighlinbridge in Ireland, John Tyndall (1820 93) was a brilliant nineteenth-century experimental physicist and gifted science educator. He worked initially as a draughtsman, then spent a year teaching at an English school before attending the University of Marburg to study physics and chemistry. Tyndall carried out important research on magnetism, light and bacteriology. Among his many significant achievements, he demonstrated the greenhouse effect in Earth's atmospheric gases using absorption spectroscopy. He was a skilled and entertaining educator and as Professor of Natural...
Born in Leighlinbridge in Ireland, John Tyndall (1820 93) was a brilliant nineteenth-century experimental physicist and gifted science educator. He wo...
Born in Leighlinbridge in Ireland, John Tyndall (1820 93) was a brilliant nineteenth-century experimental physicist and gifted science educator. He worked initially as a draughtsman, then spent a year teaching at an English school before attending the University of Marburg to study physics and chemistry. Tyndall carried out important research on magnetism, light and bacteriology. Among his many significant achievements, he demonstrated the greenhouse effect in Earth's atmospheric gases using absorption spectroscopy. He was a skilled and entertaining educator and as Professor of Natural...
Born in Leighlinbridge in Ireland, John Tyndall (1820 93) was a brilliant nineteenth-century experimental physicist and gifted science educator. He wo...
