Ernst Chladni

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Ernst Chladni
Born	30 November 1756 (1756-11-30) Wittenberg, Saxony
Died	3 April 1827 (1827-04-04) (aged 70) Breslau, Prussia, German Confederation
Nationality	German
Known for	Study of acoustics Chladni plates and figures Estimating the speed of sound Chladni's law Theory of meteorites' origins
Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	University of Erlangen, University of Leipzig
Doctoral advisor	Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Doctoral students	Ernst Heinrich Weber

Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni (UK: /ˈklædni/, US: /ˈklɑːdni/, German: [ɛʁnst ˈfloːʁɛns ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈkladniː]; 30 November 1756 – 3 April 1827) was a German physicist and musician. His most important work, for which he is sometimes labeled the father of acoustics, included research on vibrating plates and the calculation of the speed of sound for different gases.^[1] He also undertook pioneering work in the study of meteorites and is regarded by some as the father of meteoritics.^[2]