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JOHN TYNDALL was among the greatest masters of experimental demonstration that the world has seen. Davy, Faraday, Dewar and Bragg stood high in this category, and it is noteworthy that all these prepared and produced many of their demonstrations at the Royal Institution. In this particular direction Tyndall stood as high as any of them. It is not easy to realize how much of what is now the commonplace of lecture illustration in the physical sciences became so through him. He gave much thought and study to producing dramatic effeets; indeed, stories were current which caricatured this aspect of his lectures, though it is difficult at this distance of time to judge whether any credence should be given to them. However that may be, there can be no doubt about the eagerness with which he was listened to, both in Great Britain and in the United States, nor about his great skill in carrying a popular audience with him.
Life and Work of John Tyndall
By A. S. Eve C. H. Creasey. Pp. xxxii + 404 + 25 plates. (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1945.) 21s. net.
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RAYLEIGH Life and Work of John Tyndall. Nature 156, 189–190 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/156189a0
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