Georg Wilhelm Muncke or Georg Wilhelm Munke (28 November 1772, in
Hilligsfeld – 17 October 1847, in
Großkmehlen) was a German
physicist
A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe.
Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate cau ...
.
From 1797 to 1810 he worked as an administrator at the Georgianum in
Hanover
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. In 1810 he became a professor at the
University of Marburg
The Philipps University of Marburg (german: Philipps-Universität Marburg) was founded in 1527 by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, which makes it one of Germany's oldest universities and the oldest still operating Protestant university in the wor ...
, where he gave lectures in mathematics and
experimental physics. From 1817 up until his death in 1847 he was a professor of physics at the
University of Heidelberg
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. In 1826 he became an honorary member of the
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across ...
.
Published works
* ''System der atomistischen Physik. Nach den neuesten Erfahrungen und Versuchen dargestellt'' (1809) – System of
atomic physics.
* ''Handbuch der Naturlehre'', (2 volumes, 1829) – Manual of natural science.
* ''Die ersten Elemente der gesammten Naturlehre zum Gebrauche für höhere Schulen und Gymnasien'', 1842 – The first elements of the doctrine of nature.
* ''Populäre Wärmelehre; oder, Darstellung des Wesens und Verhaltens der Wärme'', 1847 – Popular
thermodynamics
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; or, representation of the nature and behavior of heat.
Also, he was the author of scientific papers on
magnetism,
electromagnetism
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,
thermoelectrics
Thermoelectric materials show the thermoelectric effect in a strong or convenient form.
The ''thermoelectric effect'' refers to phenomena by which either a temperature difference creates an electric potential or an electric current creates a t ...
,
telegraphy
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, etc. With other scientists, he collaborated on a new edition of
Johann Samuel Traugott Gehler's ''Physikalisches Wörterbunch'' (11 volumes, 1825–45).
Johann Samuel Traugott Gehler's Physikalisches wörterbunch
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See also
*Needle telegraph
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References
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1772 births
1847 deaths
People from Hamelin
Heidelberg University faculty
University of Marburg faculty
19th-century German physicists