Ferdinand Braun 1850 - 1918
- occupation:
- Physicist
- Nationality:
- German
- born in:
- Fulda, Kassel, Hesse, Germany
Professor of Physics; awarded Nobel Prive for Physics in 1908; research into electricity led to invention of Braun's electrometer and, in 1897, cathode ray osciloscope; experimented with wireless telegraphy, transmission through water and air.