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Sir John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh
(12 Nov 1842 - 30 Jun 1919)

English physical scientist , John William Strutt, 3rd Baron of Rayleigh, was an who made fundamental discoveries in the fields of acoustics and optics. He received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1904.


Science Quotes by Sir John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh (3)

...I may say that in my opinion true Science and true Religion neither are nor could be opposed.
— Sir John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh
Quoted in James Joseph Walsh, Religion and Health (1920), 15 .
See also:  |  Religion (68)  |  Science (444)

Examples ... show how difficult it often is for an experimenter to interpret his results without the aid of mathematics.
— Sir John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh
Quoted in E. T. Bell, Men of Mathematics, xvi.
See also:  |  Difficulty (16)  |  Experiment (199)  |  Interpretation (14)  |  Mathematics (221)  |  Result (25)

Some proofs command assent. Others woo and charm the intellect. They evoke delight and an overpowering desire to say, 'Amen, Amen'.
— Sir John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh
Quoted in H. E. Hunter, The Divine Proportion (1970), 6; but with no footnote identifying primary source.
See also:  |  Assent (2)  |  Charm (4)  |  Delight (5)  |  Desire (12)  |  Intellect (47)  |  Proof (59)


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