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Michael Maestlin (1550-1631), mathematician, astronomer, Kepler's mentor; Johannes Remus Quietanus, astronomer; Paul Hermann (1645-1696), botanist; Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), mathematician and astronomer, He is a key figure in the 17th-century Scientific Revolution, best known for his laws of planetary motion, and his books Astronomia nova, Harmonice Mundi, and Epitome Astronomiae ...
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg: German scientist credited with the development of the electrophorus. Justus von Liebig: German chemist who made contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry. Otto Lilienthal: Father of Aviation and first successful aviator. Main discovery was the properties and shape of the wing.
This is a list of German physicists. A. Ernst Abbe Manfred von Ardenne. Ernst Abbe; Max Abraham; Gerhard Abstreiter; Michael Adelbulner; Martin Aeschlimann; Georg von ...
Classification: People: By occupation: Scientists: By nationality: German Also: Germany : People : By occupation : Scientists Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.
From the Nobel Prize's establishment in 1901 until 1956, Germany had the highest number of Nobel laureates in the world. [1] Today, Germany is the nation with the 3rd most Nobel Prize winners: 2nd most in the category of physics, 3rd most in chemistry [2] and physiology or medicine, [3] and 4th most in literature.
Werner Karl Heisenberg (/ ˈ h aɪ z ən b ɜːr ɡ /; [2] German: [ˈvɛʁnɐ ˈhaɪzn̩bɛʁk] ⓘ; 5 December 1901 – 1 February 1976) [3] was a German theoretical physicist, one of the main pioneers of the theory of quantum mechanics and a principal scientist in the Nazi nuclear weapons program during World War II.
Otto Hahn (German: [ˈɔtoː ˈhaːn] ⓘ; 8 March 1879 – 28 July 1968) was a German chemist who was a pioneer in the field of radiochemistry.He is referred to as the father of nuclear chemistry and discoverer of nuclear fission, the science behind nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.
This is a list of German chemists. A. Georgius Agricola Kurt Alder. Richard Abegg; Friedrich Accum; Franz Karl Achard; Georgius Agricola; Reinhart Ahlrichs; Albertus ...