Died 1810-01-23.
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Johann Wilhelm Ritter
Johann Wilhelm Ritter was a German chemist, physicist and philosopher. He is associated with the German Romanticism. He is also known for discovering the ultraviolet part of the electromagnetic spectrum. He is also credited for the first achieved sustained electrolysis of water and the discovery of electroplating.
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science · German chemist, physicist, and philosopher (1776–1810) · physicist · university teacher · chemist · naturalist · philosopher · also Johann Wilhelm Ritter, Johann W. Ritter, Ritter
Born 16 December 1776 · Died 23 January 1810 · Q58868
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1804· 2 entries
Was elected a member of the Bavarian Academy of Science (in Munich)
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And had four children, but he was unable to provide the needs of his family
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1802· 1 entry
Built his first electrochemical cell, with 50 copper discs separated by cardboard disks moistened by a salt solution
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1801· 2 entries
After hearing about the discovery of "heat rays" (infrared radiation) by William Herschel (in 1800), Ritter looked for an opposite (cooling) radiation at the other end of the visible spectrum
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Hans Christian Ørsted visited Jena and became his friend
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1800· 1 entry
Shortly after the invention of the voltaic pile, William Nicholson and Anthony Carlisle discovered that water could be decomposed by electricity
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Born 1776-12-16.
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