Otto von Guericke (UK: / ˈ ɡ ɛər ɪ k ə / GAIR-ik-ə, [1] US: / ˈ ɡ (w) ɛər ɪ k ə,-k i / G(W)AIR-ik-ə, -⁠ee, [2] German: [ˈɔtoː fɔn ˈɡeːʁɪkə] ⓘ; spelled Gericke until 1666; [3] 30 November [O.S. 20 …

Otto von Guericke was a German physicist, engineer, and natural philosopher who invented the first air pump and used it to study the phenomenon of vacuum and the role of air in …

After surviving the worst massacre of the Thirty Years' War, Otto von Guericke made several historic scientific discoveries. Self-funded, he invented the vacuum pump, pioneered the …

The Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (German pronunciation ⓘ) (Short: OVGU) is a public research university founded in 1993 and is located in Magdeburg, the Capital city of …

The first functional vacuum pump was developed in 1656 by Otto von Guericke. This pump is the precursor of all vacuum technologies.

Otto von Guericke (/ ˈ ɡ ɛər ə k i,-k ə, ˈ ɡ w ɛər-/; [1] originally spelled Gericke, German: [ˈɡeːʁɪkə]; November 20, 1602 – May 11, 1686 (Julian calendar); November 30, 1602 – May 21, 1686 …

Oct 2, 2021 · Engraving showing Otto von Guericke's 'Magdeburg hemispheres' experiment. In 1654, Von Guericke was invited to Regensburg to demonstrate his experiments on vacuum …

May 18, 2018 · The German physicist Otto von Guericke (1602-1686), known for his invention of the vacuum pump, also investigated the properties of air and the atmosphere. Otto von …

German physicist, engineer, and natural philosopher Otto von Guericke invented the first air pump and used it to study the phenomenon of vacuum and the role of air in combustion and …

A politician, physicist, engineer, and natural philosopher, von Guericke invented the world's first air pump in 1650. By performing and interpreting some pioneering vacuum experiments, he …