John William Strutt

The Nobel Prize in Physics 1904

"for his investigations of the densities of the most important gases and for his discovery of argon in connection with these studies."

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Lord Rayleigh (John William Strutt) donated his Nobel Prize money to Cambridge University for extending the Cavendish laboratory.

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Name: Lord Rayleigh (John William Strutt)
Birth: 12 November 1842, Langford Grove, Maldon, Essex, United Kingdom
Death: 30 June 1919, United Kingdom
Affiliation at the time of the award: Royal Institution of Great Britain, London, United Kingdom
Prize motivation: "for his investigations of the densities of the most important gases and for his discovery of argon in connection with these studies."
Portion of Cash: 1/1
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