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[[File:Ernst_Ruhmer,_Technical_World_cover_(1905).jpg|thumb|Ruhmer listening at one station to his "photo-electric" optical telephone system (1905).]]'''Ernst Walter Ruhmer''' (April | [[File:Ernst_Ruhmer,_Technical_World_cover_(1905).jpg|thumb|Ruhmer listening at one station to his "photo-electric" optical telephone system (1905).]]'''Ernst Walter Ruhmer''' (15 April 1878 — 8 April 1913) was a German physicist. He was best known for investigating practical applications making use of the light-sensitivity properties of [[Selenium (nonfiction)|selenium]], which he employed in developing wireless telephony using line-of-sight optical transmissions, sound-on-film audio recording, and television transmissions over wires. | ||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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* [[Crimes against physical constants]] | * [[Crimes against physical constants]] | ||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
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== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Physicist (nonfiction)]] | * [[Physicist (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[Physics (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Selenium (nonfiction)]] | |||
External links | == External links == | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Ruhmer Ernst Ruhmer] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Ruhmer Ernst Ruhmer] @ Wikipedia |
Latest revision as of 07:17, 4 December 2020
Ernst Walter Ruhmer (15 April 1878 — 8 April 1913) was a German physicist. He was best known for investigating practical applications making use of the light-sensitivity properties of selenium, which he employed in developing wireless telephony using line-of-sight optical transmissions, sound-on-film audio recording, and television transmissions over wires.
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External links
- Ernst Ruhmer @ Wikipedia