Josef Thuma
Josef August Thuma (born January 31, 1866 in Vienna ; † October 28, 1938 in Asch , Sudetenland ) was an Austrian physicist .
Life
After graduating from school, Thuma studied physics at the University of Vienna . In 1891 he received his doctorate on "Air electricity measurements in a balloon". After receiving his doctorate in 1891, he was assistant to Franz-Serafin Exner at the Physico-Chemical Institute until 1893 , and from 1894 he was assistant to Viktor von Lang's Physical Cabinet . Later (1901) he became an adjunct at the German Technical University in Brno .
In 1903 Thuma was appointed Associate Professor of General Physics at the Czech Technical University in Prague . From 1907 he was full professor there . In 1935 he retired .
meaning
In 1893 Thuma developed a "theory of the production of high-voltage currents of higher frequency by means of oscillatory capacitor discharges". This led to the development of metrological methods for a phase instrument for alternating current.
Publications
- Kinematic representation of Hertzian waves, 1924
- Physical principles of wave telegraphy and telephony, 1926
literature
- Berta Karlik and Erich Schmid: Franz S. Exner and his circle. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1982
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thuma, Josef |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thuma, Josef August (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 28, 1938 |
| Place of death | Asch (Bohemia) |