Emil Wiechert
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Emil Johann Wiechert (26 December 1861 – 19 March 1928) was a German physicist and geophysicist who made many contributions to both fields, including presenting the first verifiable model of a layered structure of the Earth and being among the first to discover the electron. He went on to become the world's first Professor of Geophysics at the University of Göttingen.[1]
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Emil Johann Wiechert | |
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Born | 26 December 1861 |
Died | 19 March 1928(1928-03-19) (aged 66) |
Nationality | German |
Citizenship | German |
Alma mater | University of Königsberg, University of Göttingen |
Known for | Liénard–Wiechert potential Maxwell–Wiechert model Wiechert–Gutenberg discontinuity Wiechert–Herglotz method Independent discovery of electron |
Awards | Berlin Academy of Science |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics, Geophysics |
Institutions | Germany |
Notable students | Karl Bernhard Zoeppritz, Beno Gutenberg |
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