Guericke
[gair-uh-kee, -kuh, gwair-; German gy-ri-kuh]
- Ot·to von [awt-oh-fuh n] /ˈɔt oʊ fən/, 1602–86, German physicist.
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Guericke was called to perform his experiments before the Emperor.
The Story of Great InventionsElmer Ellsworth Burns
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 ElectricityJames W. Steele
Guericke's house and family were saved, but the sufferings of the city were not yet ended.
The Story of Great InventionsElmer Ellsworth Burns
Hawkesbee constructed a glass machine that was an improvement over that of Guericke.
Steam Steel and ElectricityJames W. Steele
Here he devised several modifications of the instruments of Guericke, and printed a description of them.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-EngineRobert H. Thurston
Guericke
- 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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