Hans Berger

Hans Berger was a German psychiatrist. He is best known as the inventor of electroencephalography (EEG) in 1924, which is a method used for recording the electrical activity of the brain, commonly described in terms of brainwaves, and as the discoverer of the alpha wave rhythm which is a type of brainwave.

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Who was born first?

• Hans Berger and Alberto Santos-Dumont were born the same year
• Hans Berger and Lee de Forest were born the same year
• Hans Berger and William David Coolidge were born the same year
• Hans Berger was born 1 year after Traian Vuia
• Hans Berger was born 1 year before Guglielmo Marconi

Timeline

1. Traian VuiaAugust 17, 1872 – September 3, 1950
2. Alberto Santos-DumontJuly 20, 1873 – July 23, 1932
3. Hans Berger (this page)May 21, 1873 – June 1, 1941
4. Lee de ForestAugust 26, 1873 – June 30, 1961
5. William David CoolidgeOctober 23, 1873 – February 3, 1975
6. Guglielmo MarconiApril 25, 1874 – July 20, 1937

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