John Kerr

Scottish physicist and pioneer in the field of electro-optics (1824–1907)

Person · Open Library

Works: 119

Top works

The people, &c., the trustees of the Sailors' Snug Harbor and others, against John Kerr and eleven other individuals and the mayor, aldermen and commonalty of the city of New York
Judge Sutherland's Opinion. Supreme Court
Gamblers' paradise
King Robert the Bruce, or, the Battle of Bannockburn
Music in the Glen

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Netherlands
Active from: 1948-09-16
Active to: 2020-09-13

Discography

Extra Long...
The Kerristmas Internet Concert 23.12.2000
Knights1984
Three by Three Plus Two1986
Offshore Islands1990
Reflections Of Citadel1991
Synphonic Voices1991
Norland1992
Castles in the Sky1993
Cathedral1993

Official site Discogs

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 2,893
Total plays: 20,071

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 200,687x
Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,733x
Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,358x
Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 34,340x
The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 28,860x

via Crossref · CC0

Key facts

Born: ( 1824-12-17 ) 17 December 1824, Ardrossan , Scotland
Died: 15 August 1907 (1907-08-15) (aged 82), Glasgow , Scotland
Known for: Kerr effect
Relatives: George Ker (son), William Ker (son)

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Image: John Kerr (physicist).jpg

Show 2 more facts

date of birth: 1824-12-17
date of death: 1907-08-15

Sources (4)

via Wikidata · CC0

~3 min read

Article

John Kerr FRS (/kɜːr/; 17 December 1824 – 15 August 1907) was a Scottish physicist and a pioneer in the field of electro-optics. He is best known for the discovery of what is now called the Kerr effect.

Life and work