Christian Doppler
November 29, 1803 –March 17, 1853
Mathematician, Physicist, Academic, Astronomer, Pedagogue, Professor
Lived 49 years
- Born in
- Salzburg
- Passed away in
- Venice
Christian Andreas Doppler (; German: [ˈdɔplɐ] ; 29 November 1803 – 17 March 1853) was an Austrian mathematician and physicist. He formulated the principle – now known as the Doppler effect – that the observed frequency of a wave depends on the relative speed of the source and the observer.
Notable works: Doppler effect, Über das farbige Licht der Doppelsterne und einiger anderer Gestirne des Himmels Education: TU Wien, Czech Technical University in Prague, University of Vienna, University of Salzburg
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