Loránd Eötvös
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The native form of this personal name is Eötvös Loránd. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Baron Loránd Eötvös de Vásárosnamény (or Loránd Eötvös, pronounced [ˈloraːnd ˈøtvøʃ], Hungarian: vásárosnaményi báró Eötvös Loránd Ágoston; 27 July 1848 – 8 April 1919), also called Baron Roland von Eötvös in English literature,[2] was a Hungarian physicist. He is remembered today largely for his work on gravitation and surface tension, and the invention of the torsion pendulum.
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Loránd Eötvös | |
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Born | 27 July 1848 |
Died | 8 April 1919(1919-04-08) (aged 70) |
Nationality | Hungarian |
Alma mater | University of Heidelberg |
Known for | Eötvös effect Eötvös experiment Eötvös number Eötvös rule |
Spouse | Gizella Horvát |
Children | Jolán Rolanda Ilona |
Parent(s) | József Eötvös Agnes Rosty de Barkócz |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | University of Budapest |
Doctoral advisor | Hermann Helmholtz[1] |
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In addition to Eötvös Loránd University[3] and the Eötvös Loránd Institute of Geophysics in Hungary, the Eötvös crater on the Moon,[4] the asteroid 12301 Eötvös and the mineral lorándite also bear his name, as well as a peak (Cima Eotvos) in the Dolomites.