When was Wilhelm Wien born?

Wilhelm Wien was born on 13 January 1864 in Parusnoye.

What positions has Wilhelm Wien held?

Positions held by Wilhelm Wien include: rector (1925–1926); chairperson (1920–1922); co-editor (1906–1928).

Where did Wilhelm Wien study?

Wilhelm Wien was educated at University of Göttingen, Frederick William University Berlin, Frederick William University Berlin, Altstadt Gymnasium.

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Wilhelm Wien

German physicist (1864-1928)

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Wilhelm Carl Werner Otto Fritz Franz Wien (German: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈviːn] ; 13 January 1864 – 30 August 1928) was a German physicist who used theories about heat and electromagnetism to deduce Wien's displacement law, which calculates the emission of a blackbody at any temperature from the emission at any one reference temperature.

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Born: 13 January 1864 wd
Place of birth: Parusnoye wd
Died: 30 August 1928 wd
Place of death: Munich wd
Citizenship: Germany wd
Occupation: physicist, university teacher, theoretical physicist wd
Education: University of Göttingen, Frederick William University Berlin, Frederick William University Berlin, Altstadt Gymnasium wd
Spouse: Luise Mehler wd

Positions held wd

rector (1925–1926)
chairperson (1920–1922)
co-editor (1906–1928)

Awards wd

Nobel Prize in Physics (1911)
Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1925)
Guthrie Lecture (1925)
honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (1901)

About

Wien also formulated an expression for the black-body radiation, which is correct in the photon-gas limit. His arguments were based on the notion of adiabatic invariance, and were instrumental for the formulation of quantum mechanics. Wien received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1911 for his work on heat radiation.

He was a cousin of Max Wien, inventor of the Wien bridge.

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When was Wilhelm Wien born?: Wilhelm Wien was born on 13 January 1864 in Parusnoye.
What positions has Wilhelm Wien held?: Positions held by Wilhelm Wien include: rector (1925–1926); chairperson (1920–1922); co-editor (1906–1928).
Where did Wilhelm Wien study?: Wilhelm Wien was educated at University of Göttingen, Frederick William University Berlin, Frederick William University Berlin, Altstadt Gymnasium.

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