Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev

Born	24 February 1866 Moscow, Russian Empire
Died	1 March 1912 Moscow, Russian Empire
Residence	Russia
Nationality	Russian
Field	Physicist
Institution	Moscow State University
Academic Advisor	August Kundt
Known for	Dicovery of radiation pressure

Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev (Russian: Пётр Николаевич Лебедев) was a promiment Russian physicist. February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2005)    - Density 10,415,400   8537. ... Anthem: God Save the Tsar! Russian Empire in 1913 Capital Saint Petersburg Language(s) Russian Government Monarchy Emperor  - 1721-1725 Peter the Great  - 1894-1917 Nicholas II History  - Established 22 October, 1721  - February Revolution 2 March, 1917 Area  - 1897 22,400,000 km2 8,648,688 sq mi Population  - 1897... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... ... Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russian: Московский государственный университет имени Ðœ.Ð’.Ломоносова, often abbreviated МГУ, MSU, MGU) is the largest and arguably the oldest university in Russia, founded in 1755. ... August Adolf Eduard Eberhard Kundt (18 November 1839 – 21 May 1894) was a German physicist. ... Radiation pressure is the pressure exerted upon any surface exposed to electromagnetic radiation. ...

He made his doctoral degree in Strasbourg under supervision of August Kundt in 1887–1891. In 1891 he started working in Moscow State University in the group of Alexander Stoletov. There he made his famous experimental studies of electromagnatic waves. He was the first to measure the pressure of light on a solid body in 1899. The discovery was announced at the World Physics Congress in Paris in 1900, and became the first quantitative confirmation of Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism. In 1901 he became a professor of Moscow State University, however he quit the University in 1911, protesting against the politics of the Ministry of Education. In the same year he received an invitation to become a professor in Stockholm, which he rejected. He died the next year. A doctorate is an academic degree of the highest level. ... City flag City coat of arms Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Region Alsace Department Bas-Rhin (67) Intercommunality Urban Community of Strasbourg Mayor Fabienne Keller  (UMP) (since 2001) City Statistics Land area¹ 78. ... August Adolf Eduard Eberhard Kundt (18 November 1839 – 21 May 1894) was a German physicist. ... Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russian: Московский государственный университет имени Ðœ.Ð’.Ломоносова, often abbreviated МГУ, MSU, MGU) is the largest and arguably the oldest university in Russia, founded in 1755. ... Radiation pressure is the pressure exerted upon any surface exposed to electromagnetic radiation. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... In electromagnetics, Maxwells equations are a set of four equations, compiled by James Clerk Maxwell, that describe the behavior of both the electric and magnetic fields, as well as their interactions with matter. ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ...

The Lebedev Physical Institute in Moscow and the lunar crater Lebedev are named after him. The Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences is a Russian research institute specializing in physics. ... Lebedev is a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon. ...