Julius Plücker
Mathematician, Academic
1801 – 1868
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Who was Julius Plücker?
Julius Plücker was a German mathematician and physicist. He made fundamental contributions to the field of analytical geometry and was a pioneer in the investigations of cathode rays that led eventually to the discovery of the electron. He also vastly extended the study of Lamé curves.
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- Born
- Jun 16, 1801
Elberfeld - Also known as
- Julius Plucker
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- Philipps University of Marburg
- Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg
- University of Bonn
- University of Paris
Physics
- Employment
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- University of Bonn
- Lived in
- Wuppertal
- Died
- May 22, 1868
Bonn
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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