Wilhelm Eduard Weber
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Wilhelm Eduard Weber (German: [ˈveːbɐ]; 24 October 1804 – 23 Juin 1891) wis a German pheesicist an, thegither wi Carl Friedrich Gauss, inventor o the first electromagnetic telegraph.
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Wilhelm Weber | |
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Born | Wilhelm Eduard Weber 24 October 1804(1804-10-24) Wittenberg, Saxony, Haly Roman Empire |
Dee'd | 23 Juin 1891(1891-06-23) (aged 86) Göttingen, Hanover, Proushie |
Naitionality | Germany |
Alma mater | Varsity o Halle Varsity o Göttingen |
Kent for | First uise o c for speed o licht Wirk on magnetism Electrodynamometer Telegraphy |
Awairds | Copley Medal (1859) Matteucci Medal (1879) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Pheesics |
Institutions | Varsity o Göttingen Varsity o Halle Varsity o Leipzig |
Doctoral advisor | Johann Salomo Christoph Schweigger |
Doctoral students | Ernst Abbe Friedrich Kohlrausch Eduard Riecke |
Ither notable students | Gottlob Frege Arthur Schuster |
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Notes The SI unit o magnetic flux is named efter him. He wis the brither o Ernst Heinrich Weber an Eduard Friedrich Weber. His faither wis Michael Weber. |
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