Otto von Guericke
1602 – 1686 · aged 84
German scientist, inventor, and politician (1602-1686)
- Born
- 1602 · Magdeburg
- Died
- 1686 · Hamburg
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- 1602BornBorn in Magdeburg
- 1686DiedDied in Hamburg
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- 1642 – 1651English Civil War
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Otto von Guericke (UK: GAIR-ik-ə, US: G(W)AIR-ik-ə, -ee; German: [ˈɔtoː fɔn ˈɡeːʁɪkə] ; spelled Gericke until 1666; 30 November [O.S. 20 November] 1602 – 21 May [O.S. 11 May] 1686) was a German scientist, inventor, mathematician, and physicist. His pioneering scientific work, the development of experimental methods and repeatable demonstrations on the physics of the vacuum, atmospheric pressure, electrostatic repulsion, his advocacy for the reality of "action at a distance" and of "absolute space" were noteworthy contributions for the advancement of the Scientific Revolution.
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