Died 1906-07-05.
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Paul Drude
Paul Karl Ludwig Drude was a German physicist specializing in optics. He is known for the Drude model.
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science · German physicist (1863–1906) · physicist · university teacher · also Paul Drude, Paul Karl Ludwig Drude, Drude
Born 12 July 1863 · Died 5 July 1906 · Q61755
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1906· 2 entries
At the height of his career, he became a Member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences
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1905· 1 entry
Drude became Director of the Physics Institute at the University of Berlin
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1901· 2 entries
Awarded honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (1901).
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Was appointed Professor Ordinarius of Physics at the University of Giessen
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1900· 2 entries
Brought together the formerly distinct subjects of electricity and optics, which was cited by Drude as an "epoch-making advance in natural science"
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Drude became the editor of Annalen der Physik, the most respected physics journal at that time
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1894· 2 entries
Drude became professor extraordinarius at the University of Leipzig
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Was responsible for introducing the symbol c for the speed of light in a perfect vacuum
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1877· 1 entry
“The History of Freedom in Antiquity”
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1863· 1 entry
Born 1863-07-12.
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