Anders Jonas Ångström
Anders Jonas Ångström | |
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Born | Lögdö, Timrå, Sweden | 13 August 1814
Died | 21 June 1874 Uppsala, Sweden | (aged 59)
Alma mater | Uppsala University |
Known for | Spectroscopy Airglow |
Awards | Rumford Medal (1872) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics, Astronomy |
Anders Jonas Ångström (Swedish: [ˈânːdɛʂ ˈjûːnas ˈɔ̂ŋːstrœm]; 13 August 1814 – 21 June 1874) was a Swedish physicist and one of the founders of the science of spectroscopy.[1]
Ångström is also well known for his studies of
Biography
Anders Jonas Ångström was born in Medelpad to Johan Ångström, and schooled in Härnösand. He moved to Uppsala in 1833 and was educated at Uppsala University, where in 1839 he became docent in physics. In 1842 he went to the Stockholm Observatory to gain experience in practical astronomical work, and the following year he was appointed keeper of the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory.[3]
Intrigued by
In 1858, he succeeded Adolph Ferdinand Svanberg in the chair of physics at Uppsala. His most important work was concerned with
From 1861 onward, he paid special attention to the solar spectrum. His combination of the
He was the first, in 1867, to examine the spectrum of the
He was elected a member of a number of learned societies, including the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1850, the Royal Society in 1870 and the Institut de France in 1873.[citation needed] He died in Uppsala on 21 June 1874.
His son, Knut (1857–1910), was also a physicist.
Honours
The
The crater
One of the main building complexes of Uppsala University, the Ångström Laboratory, is named in his honour. This building houses various departments including the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Department of Mathematics, Department of Engineering Sciences, Institute of Space Physics, and the Department of Chemistry.
Death
Anders Ångström died in June 1874 from meningitis, shortly before his sixtieth birthday.[6]
See also
References
- Bibcode:2000eaa..bookE4594.
- ^ a b Ångström, A.J. (1852). "Optiska undersökningar" [Optical investigations]. Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar [Proceedings of the Royal Academy of Science] (in Swedish). 40: 333–360. Note: Although Ångström submitted his paper to the Swedish Royal Academy of Science on 16 February 1853, it was published in the volume for Academy's proceedings of 1852. German translation: Ångström, A.J. (1855). "Optische Untersuchungen" [Optical investigations]. Annalen der Physik und Chemie (in German). 94: 141–165.. English translation: Ångström, A.J. (1855). "Optical researches". Philosophical Magazine. 4th series. 9: 327–342.
- ^ "The Ångström family, Uppsala University". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- ^ a b c d public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Angström, Anders Jonas". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 42. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ISBN 0333750888.
- ^ "Anders Jonas Ångström". 24 June 2022.
Further reading
- Maier, C.L. (1970). "Ångström, Anders Jonas". ISBN 0-684-10114-9.
External links
- Media related to Anders Jonas Ångström at Wikimedia Commons