Sydney Chapman

Sydney Chapman was a British mathematician and geophysicist. His work on the kinetic theory of gases, solar-terrestrial physics, and the Earth's ozone layer has inspired a broad range of research over many decades.

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Who was born first?

• Sydney Chapman and Paul Bernays were born the same year
• Sydney Chapman and Alexander Friedmann were born the same year
• Sydney Chapman and Viktor Goldschmidt were born the same year
• Sydney Chapman and Selman Abraham Waksman were born the same year
• Sydney Chapman and Herbert Spencer Gasser were born the same year

Timeline

1. Alexander FriedmannJune 16, 1888 – September 16, 1925
2. Herbert Spencer GasserJuly 5, 1888 – May 11, 1963
3. Paul BernaysOctober 17, 1888 – September 18, 1977
4. Selman Abraham WaksmanJuly 22, 1888 – August 16, 1973
5. Sydney Chapman (this page)January 29, 1888 – June 16, 1970
6. Viktor GoldschmidtJanuary 27, 1888 – March 20, 1947

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• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Carl Friedrich GaussApril 30, 1777 – February 23, 1855
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• Ernest RutherfordAugust 30, 1871 – October 19, 1937
• Erwin SchrödingerAugust 12, 1887 – January 4, 1961
• Wilhelm RöntgenMarch 27, 1845 – February 10, 1923
• Carl SaganNovember 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996