Gustav Kirchhoff

Gustav Robert Kirchhoff was a German physicist and mathematician who contributed to the fundamental understanding of electrical circuits, spectroscopy, and the emission of black-body radiation by heated objects. He coined the term black body in 1860.

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Who was born first?

• Gustav Kirchhoff and William Huggins were born the same year
• Gustav Kirchhoff and Alexander William Williamson were born the same year
• Gustav Kirchhoff and Benjamin Apthorp Gould were born the same year
• Gustav Kirchhoff and Johann Wilhelm Hittorf were born the same year
• Gustav Kirchhoff and Ludwig Büchner were born the same year

Timeline

1. Alexander William WilliamsonMay 1, 1824 – May 6, 1904
2. Benjamin Apthorp GouldSeptember 27, 1824 – November 26, 1896
3. Gustav Kirchhoff (this page)March 12, 1824 – October 17, 1887
4. Johann Wilhelm HittorfMarch 27, 1824 – November 28, 1914
5. Ludwig BüchnerMarch 29, 1824 – May 1, 1899
6. William HugginsFebruary 7, 1824 – May 12, 1910

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