Karl Herzfeld

Karl Herzfeld
Regina and Karl, at Regina's graduation 1938
Born(1892-02-24)February 24, 1892
DiedJune 3, 1978(1978-06-03) (aged 86)
NationalityAustrian-American
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Known forKinetic theory, ultrasonics
Scientific career
FieldsPhysicist
InstitutionsUniversity of Munich
Johns Hopkins University
The Catholic University of America
Doctoral advisorFriedrich Hasenöhrl
Doctoral studentsJohn Archibald Wheeler
Walter Heitler
Virginia Griffing

Karl Ferdinand Herzfeld (February 24, 1892 – June 3, 1978) was an Austrian-American physicist.