Wolfgang Eisenmenger (11 February 1930 – 10 December 2016) was a German physicist.[2][3]
Wolfgang Eisenmenger[1] | |
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| Born | 11 February 1930 |
| Died | 10 December 2016 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | RWTH Aachen University University of Göttingen |
| Known for | Acoustics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Bell Laboratories University of Stuttgart |
Fields of investigation
editHis PhD thesis (1958) dealt with the surface tension of water and aqueous solutions.
In 1964 he defended his habilitation thesis concerning experimental investigations regarding shock waves in liquids in the acoustical frequency domain. He developed from these investigations an electromagnetic shock wave generator for lithotripsy of kidney stones.
Awards and distinctions
edit- corresponding member of Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, since 1988
- Robert-Wichard-Pohl Award of Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, 1995
- Honorary doctorate from University of Oldenburg, 2002[4]
- Helmholtz Medal of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akustik, 2003
Notes
edit- ^ Biographical facts are taken from:
- W. Eisenmenger: "Phononenphysik mit supraleitenden Tunnelkontakten". In: Physik in unserer Zeit 5(2), 1974, pp. 36–42.
- ^ Werner Lehfeldt und Susanne Nöbel (Red.): Jahrbuch der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen 2008. de Gruyter, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-11-022160-2
- ^ "Gedenkseite von Wolfgang Eisenmenger". stuttgart-gedenkt.de. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ uni-info: Ehrendoktorwürde für Physiker. Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, retrieved 24 March 2010.
References
edit- M. Pilkuhn, M. Wagner: Zur Emeritierung von Prof. Eisenmenger: Grundlagenforschung und Praxisnähe. In: Stuttgarter unikurier Nr.79, 1998
External links
edit- Literature by and about Wolfgang Eisenmenger in the German National Library catalogue
- Uni-Infos vom 04.08.2003 – 08.08.2003. Helmholtz-Medaille für Experimentalphysiker. Universität Stuttgart