George Francis FitzGerald | |
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![]() FitzGerald, c. 1890s | |
Born | Dublin, Ireland | 3 August 1851
Died | 21 February 1901 Dublin, Ireland | (aged 49)
Resting place | Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium |
Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Known for | Lorentz-FitzGerald contraction Electromagnetism |
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Harriette Mary Jellett
(m. 1885) |
Children | 8 |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Trinity College Dublin |
15th Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy | |
In office 1881–1901 | |
Preceded by | John Robert Leslie |
Succeeded by | William Thrift |
George Francis FitzGerald FRS HonFRSE (3 August 1851 – 21 February 1901) was an Irish physicist who served as Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) from 1881 to 1901.
FitzGerald is known for his work in electromagnetic theory and for the Lorentz–FitzGerald contraction, which became an integral part of Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity. A crater on the far side of the Moon is named after him, as is a building at TCD.
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