Oliver Lodge
Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge (born June 12, 1851 in Penkhull near Stoke-on-Trent , † August 22, 1940 ) was an English physicist .
His greatest achievements are in the practical application of physics - he was a pioneer of radio telegraphy and designed spark plugs , vacuum tubes and loudspeakers .
Based on James C. Maxwell's theoretical work, he discovered the electromagnetic radiation independently of, and earlier than Heinrich Hertz and led in 1894 to the Royal Institution a " coherer " special detector called before it.
From 1901 to 1903 and 1932 Oliver Lodge was President of the Society for Psychical Research .
Fonts
- Pioneers of Science. 1893
- The Work of Hertz and Some of His Successors. 1894
- Electric Theory of Matter . In: Harper's Magazine . 1904
- Life and Matter. 1905
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The Ether of Space. 1909
- The world ether. Vieweg + Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden 1911
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The Survival of Man. 1909
- Human survival. A Scientific Study of Man's Occult Abilities. FE Baumann, Bad Schmiedeberg / Leipzig 1921
Web links
Commons : Oliver Lodge - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about Oliver Lodge in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by Sir Oliver Lodge in: Project Gutenberg .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lodge, Oliver |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lodge, Oliver Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1851 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Penkhull near Stoke-on-Trent |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 1940 |