Johann Gottlieb Wenzel

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Austrian_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Vienna
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1740-01-01
gptkbp:children Johann_Wenzel_Jr.
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Johann_Heinrich_Lambert
gptkbp:contributedTo Optical design
gptkbp:contribution Lens design
Geometric optics
Wenzel's law
gptkbp:deathDate 1819-01-01
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:field Physics
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Optical instruments
gptkbp:financialPerformance gptkb:University_of_Vienna
Innovations in optics
gptkbp:historicalContext Enlightenment era
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Optical instruments development
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Pioneer_in_optics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Johann Gottlieb Wenzel
gptkbp:impact Modern physics
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Johann_Heinrich_Lambert
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Leonhard_Euler
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:influenceOn Optical engineering
gptkbp:inventor gptkb:Wenzel's_eyepiece
gptkbp:knownFor Mathematics
Optics
Optical theory
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern optics
gptkbp:nationality Austrian
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Joseph_von_Fraunhofer
gptkbp:occupation Physicist
gptkbp:patentCitation Optical devices
gptkbp:philosophy Empiricism
gptkbp:publications Theory of Light
gptkbp:researchAreas Light
Light behavior
gptkbp:researchContribution Optical phenomena
Optical theory development
gptkbp:researchFocus Geometrical_optics
gptkbp:researchInterest Experimental physics
Quantitative analysis
Optical technology advancement
Research papers on optics
European_scientists
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Vienna,_Austria
gptkbp:scientificName Mathematical modeling
Respected physicist
18th-century science
European_physicists
gptkbp:spouse Anna Wenzel
gptkbp:theory Wave theory of light
gptkbp:workLocation gptkb:Vienna