Peter Rieß

German physicist (1805–1883)

PersonDied aged 78humanQ92503

Also known as Peter Theophil Riess

Born: June 27, 1805
Died: October 23, 1883
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Birthplace: Berlin
Place of death: Berlin
Citizenship: Germany
Occupation: physicist
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Education: Evangelisches Gymnasium zum Grauen Kloster
, University of Berlin
Languages spoken, written or signed: German
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Peter Theophil Riess was a German physicist, known mostly for his work in electricity, particularly friction electricity, but also in the field of electromagnetic induction. In the latter work he developed two devices, the spark micrometer and the Riess spiral coils, both of which were used by Heinrich Hertz in his experiments to prove the propagation of electromagnetic waves.

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