Königsberg, Province of East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation
Died
17 October 1887(1887-10-17) (aged 63)
Berlin, Province of Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Nationality
Prussian (1824–1871) German (1871–1887)
Alma mater
University of Königsberg
Known for
Kirchhoff's circuit laws Kirchhoff's law of thermal radiation Kirchhoff's laws of spectroscopy Kirchhoff's law of thermochemistry
Awards
Rumford medal (1862) Davy Medal (1877) Matteucci Medal (1877) Janssen Medal (1887)
Scientific career
Fields
Physics Chemistry
Institutions
University of Berlin University of Breslau University of Heidelberg
Doctoral advisor
Franz Ernst Neumann[citation needed]
Notable students
Loránd Eötvös Edward Nichols Gabriel Lippmann[citation needed] Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev Max Planck Jules Piccard Max Noether Heike Kamerlingh Onnes Ernst Schröder
Gustav Robert Kirchhoff (German:[ˈkɪʁçhɔf]; 12 March 1824 – 17 October 1887) was a German physicist and mathematician who contributed to the fundamental understanding of electrical circuits, spectroscopy, and the emission of black-body radiation by heated objects.[1][2]
He coined the term black-body radiation in 1860.
Several different sets of concepts are named "Kirchhoff's laws" after him, which include Kirchhoff's circuit laws, Kirchhoff's law of thermal radiation, and Kirchhoff's law of thermochemistry.
The Bunsen–Kirchhoff Award for spectroscopy is named after Kirchhoff and his colleague, Robert Bunsen.
^Marshall, James L.; Marshall, Virginia R. (2008). "Rediscovery of the Elements: Mineral Waters and Spectroscopy" (PDF). The Hexagon: 42–48. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
^Waygood, Adrian (19 June 2013). An Introduction to Electrical Science. Routledge. ISBN 9781135071134.
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