Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner

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gptkbp:instanceOf Physicist
gptkbp:advocatesFor Scientific inquiry
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:German_Physical_Society
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Leipzig
gptkbp:analyzes Electromagnetic theory
Polarization of light
Optical devices
Optical experiments
Light propagation
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:University_of_Berlin
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Leipzig
gptkbp:born April 23, 1834
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Alter_Friedhof,_Leipzig
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Hermann_von_Helmholtz
gptkbp:conductsResearchOn Light and color
gptkbp:contributedTo Theoretical physics
Optical instruments
gptkbp:contribution Theory of light
gptkbp:controversy Nature of reality
gptkbp:criticism Newtonian physics
gptkbp:developedBy Optical theories
gptkbp:died April 25, 1882
gptkbp:discusses Philosophical implications of physics
gptkbp:explores Interference of light
Quantum_theory
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Zöllner's_paradox
gptkbp:field Physics
gptkbp:hasWritten Philosophy of light
gptkbp:historicalResearch Light behavior
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner
gptkbp:impact Optical technology
gptkbp:influence Philosophy of science
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Albert_Einstein
Optics and physics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe
gptkbp:inspiration Later physicists
gptkbp:inventor gptkb:Zöllner's_optical_illusion
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Zöllner's_experiment
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern physics
gptkbp:mentor Young scientists
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:notableWork Transcendental_Physics
gptkbp:occupation Astronomer
gptkbp:philosophy Scientific realism
gptkbp:publishedBy Über die Lichtstrahlen
gptkbp:publishedIn Annalen der Physik
gptkbp:publishes Die Natur der Lichtstrahlen
Experimental results on light
gptkbp:research Spectroscopy
gptkbp:researchContribution Studies on the nature of light
gptkbp:researchField Optics
gptkbp:researchFocus Astronomical observations
gptkbp:researchInterest Experimental physics
gptkbp:spouse Marie_Zöllner
gptkbp:taught Physics
gptkbp:theory Wave theory of light