Adriaan Fokker
Adriaan Daniël Fokker (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːdrijaːn ˈdaːnijɛl ˈfɔkər]; 17 August 1887 – 24 September 1972) was a Dutch physicist. He worked in the fields of special relativity and statistical mechanics. He was the inventor of the Fokker organ, a 31-tone equal-tempered (31-TET) organ.
Adriaan Fokker | |
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Adriaan Fokker and his organ in 1950 | |
| Born | Adriaan Daniël Fokker 17 August 1887 |
| Died | 24 September 1972 (aged 85) Beekbergen, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | Delft University of Technology University of Leiden |
| Known for | Fokker–Planck equation Fokker periodicity block |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physicist |
| Institutions | University of Leiden Teylers Museum |
| Doctoral advisor | Hendrik Lorentz |
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