Walter Kaufmann

Physicist, Academic

1871 – 1947

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Who was Walter Kaufmann?

Walter Kaufmann was a German physicist. He is best known for the first experimental proof of the velocity dependence of mass, which was an important contribution to the development of modern physics, including special relativity.

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Born
Jun 5, 1871
Elberfeld
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Education
  • Technical University of Munich
  • Technical University of Berlin
  • Humboldt University of Berlin
Employment
  • University of Bonn
Lived in
  • Wuppertal
Died
Jan 1, 1947
Freiburg im Breisgau

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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