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Johann Wilhelm Ritter

German physicist

Born on: December 16, 1776
Died on: January 23, 1810
Aged: 33 years 38 days (397 months)
Nationality: Germany
Birth Sign: Sagittarius

 

Johann Wilhelm Ritter

Johann Wilhelm Ritter was a German chemist, physicist and philosopher. He is associated with the German Romanticism. He is also known for discovering the ultraviolet part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

He is also credited for the first achieved sustained electrolysis of water and the discovery of electroplating.


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