Cornelis Zwikker
Cornelis Zwikker (born August 19, 1900 in Zaandam , † April 20, 1985 in Zwijndrecht ) was a Dutch physicist.
The son of Klaartje and Klaas Zwikker studied chemistry and natural history at the University of Amsterdam from 1918 . From 1923 to 1929 he was a research assistant at NV Philips in Eindhoven. In 1925 he received his doctorate with a thesis on the properties of tungsten at high temperatures. In 1929 he was appointed professor of theoretical physics at the Delft University of Technology . He researched the acoustic design of buildings. In 1945 he took the position of Technical Director at Philips . 1956-1970 he was a professor in Eindhoven .
Fonts
- with Cornelis Willem Kosten, Sound Absorbing Materials (1949)
- The Advanced Geometry of Plane Curves and Their Applications (1963)
Web links
- Short biography at hogenda.nl ( Memento from April 23, 2014 on WebCite )
- Literature by and about Cornelis Zwikker in the bibliographic database WorldCat
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zwikker, Cornelis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th August 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zaandam |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 1985 |
| Place of death | Zwijndrecht (Netherlands) |