Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics

Upon the death of his father in 1873, Strutt inherited the family title and became the third Baron Rayleigh. With the exception of a short period (1879-1885) as the Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Cambridge, Lord Rayleigh spent the rest of his hfe working at Terhng Place. He published a total of 446 publications covering many areas of physics. 

Maxweii, James Cierk (1831-79) A Scottish physicist and mathematician noted for his pioneering work on the kinetic theory of gases and electromagnetism. He was known affectionately at school as dafde and at fifteen he had a mathematical paper read to the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He retired in i865 as professor at Aberdeen and London, but in 1871 he was recalled to be the first professor of experimental physics at Cambridge where he also prepared plans for the Cavendish Laboratory that was named after the Hon. Henry Cavendish (1731-1810). He also made major contributions to astronomy, colour, and colour-blindness. 

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