Adriaan Fokker
Dutch physicist (1887–1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Adriaan Fokker | |
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Born | Adriaan Daniël Fokker (1887-08-17)17 August 1887 |
Died | 24 September 1972(1972-09-24) (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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