Emil Wiechert

Emil Johann Wiechert
Emil Johann Wiechert
Born26 December 1861
Died19 March 1928(1928-03-19) (aged 66)
NationalityGerman
CitizenshipGerman
Alma materUniversity of Königsberg, University of Göttingen
Known forLiénard–Wiechert potential
Maxwell–Wiechert model
Wiechert–Gutenberg discontinuity
Wiechert–Herglotz method
Independent discovery of electron
AwardsBerlin Academy of Science
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, Geophysics
InstitutionsGermany
Notable studentsKarl Bernhard Zoeppritz, Beno Gutenberg

Emil Johann Wiechert (26 December 1861 – 19 March 1928) was a German physicist and geophysicist who made many contributions to both fields, including presenting the first verifiable model of a layered structure of the Earth and being among the first to discover the electron. He went on to become the world's first Professor of Geophysics at the University of Göttingen.[1]

  1. ^ Bormann, P. (Ed.). (2012). Dedication to the 150th birthday of Emil WIECHERT (1861-1928). In P. Bormann (Ed.), New Manual of Seismological Observatory Practice 2 (NMSOP 2) (pp. 1-2). Potsdam: Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ.