Eduard Grüneisen
Eduard August Grüneisen (26 May 1877 – 5 April 1949) was a German physicist. He is best known for the Grüneisen parameter, the Mie–Grüneisen equation of state and the Bloch–Grüneisen temperature. He served as director of the Physics Department at the University of Marburg for 20 years, and was editor of Annalen der Physik together with Max Planck.
Eduard Grüneisen | |
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Grüneisen at Solvay Conference in 1927 | |
| Born | 26 May 1877 |
| Died | 5 April 1949 (aged 71) Marburg, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Universität Halle Technische Hochschule Charlottenburg University of Berlin |
| Known for | Grüneisen parameter Bloch–Grüneisen temperature Mie–Grüneisen equation of state |
| Spouse |
Lotte Bruns (m. 1910) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (1899–1927) University of Marburg (1927–1947) |
| Thesis | Ueber die bestimmung des wärmeleitvermögens der metalle und über das verhältnis desselben zur elektrischen leitfähigkeit bei kupfer, eisen und einer nickelkupferlegierung (1900) |
| Doctoral advisor | Max Planck, Emil Warburg |
| Notable students | Henry H. Barschall |
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