Guericke

[ gair-uh-kee, -kuh, gwair-; German gy-ri-kuh ]

/ ˈgɛər ə ki, -kə, ˈgwɛər-; German ˈgü rɪ kə /

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noun

Ot·to von

[awt-oh-fuhn], /ˈɔt oʊ fən/, 1602–86, German physicist.

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How to use Guericke in a sentence

Of the two, Guericke seems to have covered a wider field, and to have been more distinctly an inventor.
Invention|Bradley A. Fiske
Guericke, better known as the inventor of the air-pump, made a sulphur-ball machine, often claimed to have been the first.
Steam Steel and Electricity|James W. Steele
Otto von Guericke, burgomaster of Magdeburg, invented the electrical machine for generating large quantities of the electric fire.
Heroes of the Telegraph|J. Munro
Guericke was called to perform his experiments before the Emperor.
The Story of Great Inventions|Elmer Ellsworth Burns

Still another important discovery, that of electrical conduction, was made by Von Guericke.
A History of Science, Volume 2(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams

British Dictionary definitions for Guericke

Guericke

/ (German ˈɡeːrikə) /

noun

Otto von. 1602–86, German physicist: invented the air pump (1650) and demonstrated the power of a vacuum with the Magdeburg hemispheres

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