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John Kerr
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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)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Kerr
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Ardrossan
- Place of death
- Glasgow
- Occupation
- cleric
- Educated at
- University of Glasgow
- Employer
- University of Glasgow
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Royal Medal
- Field of work
- physics
- Image
- John Kerr (physicist).jpg
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- member of
- Royal Society
- date of birth
- 1824-12-17
- date of death
- 1907-08-15
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- different from
- John Kerr
- writing language
- English language
- interested in
- optoelectronics
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Encyclopedic overview
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
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “John Kerr” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.