Who is Hermann Helmholtz?

We often forget famous scientists together with the school programs of the exact Sciences. Then in later years, reading interesting literature, suddenly amazed at how little we know about them, how little we were given in school exact and truthful information. But the discoverers of scientific knowledge laid the foundations of civilization. Herman Helmholtz made an enormous contribution to the development of physics. This scientist is considered the Einstein of the NINETEENTH century. He made a decisive contribution to the formulation of the law of the conservation of energy. Then this great scientist calculated the speed of nerve impulses through the law of conservation of energy and became well-known in the field of physiology. Herman Helmholtz made a breakthrough in optics and developed a theory of vision. Invented the Ophthalmoscope and ophthalmometer. In the field of acoustics studied the propagation of sound and its perception by the human ear, thus linking the harmony and music physiology. Hermann Helmholtz invented Ophthalmoscope: Depositphotos Helmholtz very precisely formulated the essence of the law of conservation of energy: "Nature has stored energy, which can neither increase nor decrease in any way: the amount of energy in inorganic nature as eternal and unchangeable as the amount of matter". This formulation was preceded by years of hard work of the scientist, the years of losses and victories, years sudden insights and happy coincidence. Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz was born on 31 Aug 1821 in Potsdam (Germany). In 1838, he studied medicine in Berlin, completing the course in 1842, and in 1843-m began the study of the muscles, working as a surgeon in the regiment of the Royal guard in Potsdam. Became famous and well-known in the academic world, reading the report "On the conservation of forces" in the Berlin physical society. Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtzplatz: ru.wikipedia.org I would Like to emphasize that many years later — in the twentieth century Hungarian scientist Djerdj von bekesy (1899-1972), was confirmed the Helmholtz theory, when I noticed vibration on the base membrane in the cells of human corpses and dead animals and received a Nobel prize for physiology in 1961. In the last years of his life Hermann Helmholtz conducts intensive research activities. In particular, he delivers a lecture about Faraday in the London chemical society in 1881, and in 1882, he starts research on thermodynamics, and William I the scientist assigns the title of Baron. Appointed President of the Imperial technical Institute. Travels in the United States. However, on the way back from an accident. G. Helmholtz postage stamp GDR, dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the German Academy of Sciences, 1950 Photo: ru.wikipedia.org Die on 8 September 1894 of a brain haemorrhage in Charlottenburg, Berlin. It remains to add that this article is just a brief excursion into the academic world physicist Hermann Helmholtz. Those wishing to learn more can find information in literature and on Internet pages devoted to the genius of the NINETEENTH century....

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