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Encyclopedia > Robert Ochsenfeld

Robert Ochsenfeld was a German physicist born on 18 May 1901 in Helberhausen. In 1933 he discovered with Walter Meissner the Meißner-Ochsenfeld effect. The word physicist should not be confused with physician, which means medical doctor. ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Walter Meißner was born in Berlin in 1882, where he studied machine construction and physics, promoting with Max Planck. ... Diagram of the Meissner effect. ...


He died on 5 December 1993 in Helberhausen. December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...


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