Paul Drude
German physicist specializing in optics / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paul Karl Ludwig Drude (German: [ˈdʁuːdə]; 12 July 1863 – 5 July 1906) was a German physicist specializing in optics. He wrote a fundamental textbook integrating optics with James Clerk Maxwell's theories of electromagnetism.
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Paul Drude | |
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Born | (1863-07-12)12 July 1863 |
Died | 5 July 1906(1906-07-05) (aged 42) |
Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
Known for | The Drude model Ellipsometry |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physicist |
Institutions | University of Leipzig Humboldt University of Berlin University of Giessen |
Doctoral advisor | Woldemar Voigt |
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