George FitzGerald

George Francis FitzGerald was an Irish theoretical physicist known for hypothesising length contraction, which became an integral part of Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity.

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Who was born first?

• George FitzGerald and Charles Chamberland were born the same year
• George FitzGerald and Jacobus Kapteyn were born the same year
• George FitzGerald and Edward Walter Maunder were born the same year
• George FitzGerald and Guillaume Bigourdan were born the same year
• George FitzGerald and Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval were born the same year

Timeline

1. Charles ChamberlandMarch 12, 1851 – May 2, 1908
2. Edward Walter MaunderApril 12, 1851 – March 21, 1928
3. George FitzGerald (this page)August 3, 1851 – February 21, 1901
4. Guillaume BigourdanApril 6, 1851 – February 28, 1932
5. Jacobus KapteynJanuary 19, 1851 – June 18, 1922
6. Jacques-Arsène d'ArsonvalJune 8, 1851 – December 31, 1940

Related

• Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
• Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
• René DescartesMarch 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650
• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716