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John Kerr
August 15, 1907
Scottish physicist and pioneer in the field of electro-optics (1824–1907)
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John Kerr was a Scottish physicist and a pioneer in the field of electro-optics. He is known primarily for the discovery of what is now known as the Kerr effect.
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- Anniversary · August 15
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