Word: helmholz
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...second type of teacher the speaker referred to his trip to Germany, where he studied in three of the leading universities. There, men chose their universities according to the noted professors who delivered lectures. Five of the most distinguished men of Berlin University at this time were Curtius, Helmholz, Mommsen, Grimm, and Zupitza. Curtius was the famous Greek archaeologist, who had made valuable discoveries of classic temples and statues. The speaker described the work of Helmholz, the famous theorist in vibration of sound and light, and came in personal contact with the two greatest lecturers of that day, Mommsen...
...Faraday Lecture is an address given under the auspices of the London Chemical Society about once every six years. It is accounted the most important event of chemical science in England. Among the famous chemists who have been Faraday Lecturers in the past may be mentioned Helmholz, Ostwald, and Fischer...