1. Heinrich Rubens is known for his measurements of the energy of black-body radiation which led Max Planck to the discovery of his radiation law.
10 Facts About Heinrich Rubens
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Heinrich Rubens was then a privatdozent and was allowed to teach.
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Heinrich Rubens got a permanent position in 1896 as docent at the Technische Hochschule in Charlottenburg.
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Heinrich Rubens could continue his experimental research at the nearby Physikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt.
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Heinrich Rubens was at the same time appointed director of the physics institute.
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Heinrich Rubens is buried at the Alter St-Matthaus-Kirchhof in Berlin-Schoneberg with his wife Marie.
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Heinrich Rubens took her life in 1941 for fear of being deported and killed by the Nazis.
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Already as a student was Heinrich Rubens fascinated by electromagnetic radiation as theoretically described by Maxwell and experimentally demonstrated by Hertz.
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Heinrich Rubens wrote it down on a postcard which Rubens received the following day.
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Heinrich Rubens was loved by his students and colleagues for his care and accuracy in all experimental work.