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Also Known As John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh of Terling Place
Born November 12, 1842 • Maldon • England
Died June 30, 1919 (aged 76) • England
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1904) • Copley Medal (1899)
Notable Works “The Theory of Sound”
Subjects Of Study Rayleigh scattering • Rayleigh wave • argon • fluid • wave • Rayleigh limit

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