Karl Weissenberg
Karl Weissenberg (born June 11, 1893 in Vienna , † April 6, 1976 in The Hague ) was an Austrian physicist and one of the first rheologists .
The Weissenberg effect , the Weissenberg method and the Weissenberg number are named after him. At the beginning of the 1920s, he constructed an X-ray goniometer , which was later developed by Johann Böhm and was called the Weissenberg-Böhm goniometer . Weissenberg was a scientific member of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society .
The European Society of Rheology gives him the Weissenberg Award in his honor .
His estate is kept in the Churchill Archives Center .
literature
- Reinhard Rürup , Michael Schüring: Fates and Careers. Memorial book for the researchers expelled from the Kaiser Wilhelm Society by the National Socialists. Wallstein-Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3892447979 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Weissenberg in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reference to the archives of the Churchill Archives Center (English)
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| SURNAME | Weissenberg, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian physicist and one of the first rheologists |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 6, 1976 |
| Place of death | The hague |