Frederick Thomas Trouton
Irish physicist (1863–1922) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frederick Thomas Trouton OBE FRS[2] (/ˈtraʊtən/; 24 November 1863 – 21 September 1922) was an Irish physicist known for Trouton's rule and experiments to detect the Earth's motion through the luminiferous aether.[3][4]
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Born | (1863-11-24)24 November 1863 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 21 September 1922(1922-09-21) (aged 58) Downe, Greater London, England |
Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin (MA, DSc) |
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Spouse |
Anne Maria Fowler (m. 1887) |
Children | 7 |
Awards | FRS (1897)[2] Order of the British Empire (1918) |
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Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Trinity College Dublin University College London |
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