Rayleigh, Lord (John William Strutt)

Sir John William Strutt, known as Lord Rayleigh, was a prominent British physicist awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1904 for his work on the properties of gases and the discovery of argon, an inert gas. He also made significant contributions to understanding the scattering of light, which explains phenomena like the blue sky. His research helped deepen our understanding of acoustic and optical phenomena, influencing both scientific theory and practical applications. Lord Rayleigh's work is foundational in physics, particularly in fluid dynamics, wave theory, and the study of molecular interactions.