Michael Radaković
Michael Radaković (born April 25, 1866 in Graz , † August 16, 1934 there ) was an Austrian physicist . He was a professor at the universities in Chernivtsi and Graz.
His sons Theodor Radaković and Konstantin Radaković became professors at the University of Graz , Theodor for mathematics and Konstantin for philosophy.
Life
Radaković studied physics and mathematics at the University of Graz from 1884 , then spent two years in Berlin with Hermann von Helmholtz and Gustav Robert Kirchhoff . In Graz he was a member of Alexius Meinong's Philosophical Society and was significantly influenced by it. From 1897 he was a private lecturer in theoretical physics at the University of Innsbruck . He completed his habilitation with Karl Exner and was appointed unpaid associate professor in Innsbruck by imperial resolution on April 24, 1902. In Innsbruck he dealt with ballistics , in particular with the speed of the projectile at the muzzle. He has proven experimentally that the bullet speed increases for a short time after leaving the gun barrel due to the pressure of the powder gases.
In 1906 Radaković was appointed to the chair of theoretical physics at Chernivtsi University , where he was elected dean in 1908.
During the First World War , Czernowitz was temporarily occupied by the Russians and the university was closed. Radaković came to Graz in 1915 , where he was appointed to the chair of theoretical physics at the Karl-Franzens University as successor to Anton Wassmuth .
In 1924/1925 he was elected Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences. From 1930 he was a member of the Leopoldina in Halle.
After Radaković's death, the chair for theoretical physics was filled by Erwin Schrödinger in 1936 .
Works
- Calculation of the elevation angle taking into account the spherical shape of the earth. Dissertation, University of Graz, 1888 (handwritten)
- Michael Radaković: The basics of Galilei-Newtonian mechanics in; Annalen der Naturphilosophie, Vol. XI, 1913
- Michael Radaković: About the conditions for the possibility of physical processes . Popular lectures given at the University of Chernivtsi. Johann Ambrosius Barth, Leipzig 1913
literature
- G. Oberkofler: Radakovič Michael. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 8, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 367 f. (Direct links on p. 367 , p. 368 ).
- Rudolf Wagner: Alma Mater Francisco Josephina, The German-speaking Nationalities University in Chernivtsi. Festschrift for the 100th anniversary of its opening in 1875 (Munich 1979).
- Robert Rosner: Scientists and mathematicians in Czernowitz University in: The Global and the Local: The History of Science and the Cultural Integration of Europe. Proceedings of the 2nd ICESHS (Cracow, Poland, September 6-9, 2006)
- Klemens Konrad Maria Rumpf: From nature observations to nanophysics , Academic Printing and Publishing House Graz, 2003, ISBN 3-201-01810-4
Web links
- Literature by and about Michael Radaković in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Radaković, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 16, 1934 |
| Place of death | Graz |