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George FitzGerald
George Francis FitzGerald was an Irish theoretical physicist known for hypothesising length contraction, which became an integral part of Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity.
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science · Irish theoretical physicist (1851–1901) · physicist · university teacher · also George FitzGerald, George Francis FitzGerald, George F. FitzGerald, FitzGerald
Born 3 August 1851 · Died 21 February 1901 · Q536469
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1901· 1 entry
Died 1901-02-21.
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1899· 2 entries
Won Royal Medal (1899).
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Was awarded the Royal Medal "for his contributions to physical science, especially in the domains of optics and electricity"
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1897· 2 entries
FitzGerald was the one to propose calling it the electron
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Thomson in 1897, FitzGerald was the one to propose calling it the electron.
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1895· 1 entry
Involved large numbers of students pulling tow-ropes attached to the Lilienthal glider, and attracted the attention of the people of Dublin, beyond the Nassau Street railings
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1892· 1 entry
And developed it more fully into Lorentz transformations, in connection with his theory of electrons
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1883· 3 entries
Awarded Fellow of the Royal Society (1883).
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Following from Maxwell's equations, FitzGerald was the first to suggest a device for producing rapidly oscillating electric currents to generate electromagnetic waves, a phenomenon which was first shown to exist experime
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Was elected Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
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1881· 1 entry
Career landmark: Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy (1881–1901).
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1878· 1 entry
FitzGerald was elected a Member of the Royal Irish Academy (MRIA)
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1877· 1 entry
And was appointed Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy in 1881
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1871· 1 entry
Studied at Trinity College, Dublin (1867–1871).
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1857· 1 entry
And translated to Killaloe and Clonfert in 1862
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1851· 1 entry
Born 1851-08-03.
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