Paul Bunge (c. 1839–1888) is credited as the inventor of the short-beam analytical balance in 1866.[1][2] The eponymous Paul Bunge Prize is awarded each year for outstanding publications in the history of scientific instruments.
Paul Bunge | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1839 |
| Died | 1888 (aged 48–49) |
| Citizenship | German |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Mechanical engineering |
Though short-beam balances were in use before 1866, Bunge was the first engineer to document a theory for their operation and started manufacturing the balances in Hamburg.[3] It was Florenz Sartorius who from 1870 started the mass production of the scientific balances in his business in Göttingen.[4]
References
edit- ^ Thomas Allgeier. "Bunge". Stanton Instruments. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- ^ "H8547 Analytical balance in glass case with instructions, wood/metal/glass/paper, Paul Bunge, Germany; 1934". Powerhouse Museum. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- ^ Jenemann, Hans R. (1986). Paul Bunge und die Fertigung wissenschaftlicher Waagen in Hamburg. Zeitschrift für Unternehmensgeschichte 31, pp. 117-140; 165-183.
- ^ Turner, Gerard L'E. (1983). Nineteenth-century scientific instruments. London: Sotheby Publications. p. 65. ISBN 9780520051607.