Hermann von Helmholtz facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Hermann von Helmholtz
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Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz
August 31, 1821 |
| Died | September 8, 1894 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Medicinisch-chirurgisches Friedrich-Wilhelm-Institut |
| Awards | Matteucci Medal (1868) Copley Medal (1873) Faraday Lectureship Prize (1881) Albert Medal (1888) |
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| Thesis | De fabrica systematis nervosi evertebratorum (1842) |
| Influences | Johann Gottlieb Fichte Immanuel Kant Hermann Lotze |
| Influenced | Friedrich Albert Lange Ludwig Wittgenstein |
Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (31 August 1821 – 8 September 1894) was a German physician and physicist who made significant contributions in several scientific fields. The Helmholtz Association is named after him.
In physiology and psychology, he is known for his mathematics of the eye, theories of vision, ideas on the visual perception of space, and color vision research. His work on the sensation of tone, perception of sound, and the physiology of perception is also notable.
In physics, he is known for his theories on the conservation of energy, work in electrodynamics, chemical thermodynamics, and on a mechanical foundation of thermodynamics.
As a philosopher, he is known for his philosophy of science, ideas on the relation between the laws of perception and the laws of nature, the science of aesthetics, and ideas on the civilizing power of science.
Images for kids
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Helmholtz's polyphonic siren, Hunterian Museum, Glasgow
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Helmholtz in 1848
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The Helmholtz resonator (i) and instrumentation
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Helmholtz's statue in front of Humboldt University in Berlin
