Heinrich Geißler

Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Geißler was a skilled glassblower and physicist, famous for his invention of the hand pumped Geissler mercury vacuum pump in the mid-1850's and in 1857, the Geissler tube, made of glass and used as a low pressure gas-discharge tube; these two inventions were critical technologies leading to the…

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Who was born first?

• Heinrich Geißler and Adolphe Sax were born the same year
• Heinrich Geißler and Samuel Colt were born the same year
• Heinrich Geißler was born 1 year after Isaac Pitman
• Heinrich Geißler was born 1 year after Henry Bessemer
• Heinrich Geißler was born 1 year after Alexander Parkes

Timeline

1. Alexander ParkesDecember 29, 1813 – June 29, 1890
2. Henry BessemerJanuary 19, 1813 – March 15, 1898
3. Isaac PitmanJanuary 4, 1813 – January 12, 1897
4. Adolphe SaxNovember 6, 1814 – February 7, 1894
5. Heinrich Geißler (this page)May 26, 1814 – January 24, 1879
6. Samuel ColtJuly 22, 1814 – January 10, 1862

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