Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Was An Obscure German Physicist Whose Experiments And Fi

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Term Paper Title	Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Was An Obscure German Physicist Whose Experiments And Fi
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Gustav Robert Kirchhoff was an obscure German physicist whose experiments and findings revolutionized modern science. Kirchhoff made findings in the area of Astronomy, Spectroscopy,  and Circuitry. He taught for many years at different Universities, and published several books about Mathematical Physics. He also discovered two elements with the help of a chemist named Bunsen.
     Kirchoff made many contributions have been in the field of circuitry. It was Kirchhoff that discovered the formulas to calculate basic parts of electrical networks. He also extended the theory of George Simon Ohm covering current flow in electrical conductors. He also released two rules that simplify the relationships between currents at junctions and loops.
     However, Kirchoff is most famous for establishing the theory of spectrum analysis. This is the process of analyzing the light emitted by a heated material.  By viewing the colored lines you can compute which element the light source is made of. Each element has its own distinct color. Using this method, you can determine the makeup of a material. In this manner Kirchhoff discovered two new elements.
      Gustav Kirchhoff was born  in the small town of Königsberg, East Russia (now Kalingrad, Russia) on March 12 1824. From the very beginning Kirchhoff knew what he wanted to  do with his life. When he was a teenager he began to study under Carl Friedrich Gauss; the man who gave the first proof of the fundamental theorem of algebra. When he graduated form the University of Königsberg he was perfectly able to change science.
     When he reached the age of 21 Kirchhoff announced “Kirchhoff’s Laws”.  These allow for the calculation of the currents, voltages, and resistances of electrical networks. During this time he also expanded the theories of George Ohm. Kirchhoff generalized the equations describing current flow in the case of electrical conductors to three dimensions. He then further demonstrated that current flows through conductors at the speed of light.
     During the next ten years Kirchhoff accepted many different jobs at universities around Germany. In 1847 Kirchhoff became a “Privatdozent” , or unsalaried lecturer, at the University of Berlin. Then in 1850 he accepted a position of “Extraordinary Professor of Physics” at the University of Breslau.  Finally in 1854, he was appointed professor of physics at the University of Heidelberg. It was there that Kirchhoff teamed up with a chemist by the name of Robert Bunsen.
     With Bunsen’s...

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