Which Happened First?

Simon von Stampfer

Simon von Stampfer
Image: Josef Kriehuber (*Wien 1800 - 1876 Wien) · Public domain · source

Simon Ritter von Stampfer, in Windisch-Matrei, Archbishopric of Salzburg, today called Matrei in Osttirol, Tyrol – 10 November 1864 in Vienna) was an Austrian mathematician, surveyor and inventor. His most famous invention is that of the stroboscopic disk which has a claim to be the first device to show moving images.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Georg Simon OhmMarch 16, 1789 – July 6, 1854
  2. August Ferdinand MöbiusNovember 17, 1790 – September 26, 1868
  3. Jean-Baptiste-Charles-Joseph BélangerApril 4, 1790 – May 8, 1874
  4. John Frederic DaniellMarch 12, 1790 – March 13, 1845
  5. Simon von Stampfer (this page)October 26, 1790 – November 10, 1864
  6. George PeacockApril 9, 1791 – November 8, 1858

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