Biography:Hermann von Helmholtz
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| Hermann von Helmholtz | |
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| Born | 31 August 1821 Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 8 September 1894 Charlottenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
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| Known for | Conservation of energy; Helmholtz free energy; Helmholtz equation; physiological optics |
Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894) was a German physician, physicist, and philosopher of science. His work on energy conservation, optics, acoustics, and thermodynamics shaped nineteenth-century physics.
Energy and physics
Helmholtz gave an influential formulation of the conservation of energy and contributed to the development of thermodynamics. Concepts carrying his name, such as Helmholtz free energy, remain important in statistical physics and the thermodynamic background of quantum systems.
His studies of vision, hearing, and instruments also connect to the experimental culture from which spectroscopy and atomic physics developed.
Quantum Collection links
- Physics:Quantum Thermodynamics
- Physics:Quantum Statistical mechanics
- Physics:Quantum Spectral lines and series
- Physics:Quantum atoms/energy level
References
- "Hermann von Helmholtz". https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hermann-von-Helmholtz.
- "Hermann von Helmholtz". https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Helmholtz/.
Author: Harold Foppele
