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Wilhelm Eduard Weber was a German physicist of the 19th century who made important contributions to understanding electricity and magnetism. His work helped establish fundamental concepts in electromagnetism, and the unit of magnetic flux (the weber) was named in his honor to recognize his scientific legacy.
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- 1804
- Died
- 1891
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- 16
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- Traité d'ostéologie et de syndesmologie
- Resultate [aus den beobachtungen des Magnetischen vereins
- Wilhelm Weber's Werke
- Wellenlehre Auf Experimente Gegründet Oder Ueber Die Wellen Tropfbarer Flüssigkeiten Mit Anwendung Auf Die Schall-Und Licthwellen
- Principien Einer Elektrodynamischen Theorie der Materie
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Wilhelm Weber House, 14,15 Schlossstrasse, Wittenberg Memorial to Wilhelm Weber, Wittenberg Post Office
Wilhelm Eduard Weber (/ˈwɛbər/ WEB-er or /ˈveɪbər/ VEY-ber; German: [ˈveːbɐ] ; 24 October 1804 – 23 June 1891) was a German physicist and, together with Carl Friedrich Gauss, inventor of the first electromagnetic telegraph.
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1804 births1891 deaths19th-century German physicistsAcademic staff of Leipzig UniversityAcademic staff of the Martin Luther University of Halle-WittenbergAcademic staff of the University of GöttingenCommons link is on WikidataForeign members of the Royal SocietyGerman fellows of the Royal SocietyMartin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg alumniMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences