#OTD in 1820, Irish scientist and mountaineer, John Tyndall was born in Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow. Tyndall was the first to discover why the sky was blue! Take a closer look here: https://t.co/ZIkptGak0k #science #Ireland #Irishscientists #OnThisDay pic.twitter.com/xjOErA249s
— National Library of Ireland (@NLIreland) August 2, 2019
Rising from a humble background in rural southern Ireland, John Tyndall became one of the foremost physicists, communicators of science, and polemicists in mid-Victorian Britain.
In science, he is known for his important work in meteorology, climate science, magnetism, acoustics, and bacteriology.
His discoveries include the physical basis of the warming of the Earth’s atmosphere (the basis of the greenhouse effect), and establishing why the sky is blue.
… Among other feats, Tyndall was the first to traverse the Matterhorn and the first to ascend the Weisshorn….
Overachiever.
In fairness.