Hendrik Lorentz
| Hendrik Lorentz | |
|---|---|
 Prof. Dr. Lorentz | |
| Born | Hendrik Antoon Lorentz 18 July 1853 Arnhem, Netherlands |
| Died | 4 February 1928 (aged 74) Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Leiden |
| Alma mater | University of Leiden |
| Doctoral advisor | Pieter Rijke |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize for Physics (1902) |
Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (18 July 1853 – 4 February 1928) was a Dutch physcist and a winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1902 for his theory of electromagnetic radiation.
Life
Lorentz laid the foundation of the Relativity theory, which must not be identified with Einsteinism. Concepts like Lorentz force and Lorentz Transformation bear his name.
Pro-Jewish promotors like Roback[1] want to make the Relativity theory Jewish. But Lorentz himself has stated that he is not Jewish[2]. This has disappointed Roback[3], but Roback then stated that Lorentz looks Jewish. [3].
Awards (excerpt)
- Nobel Prize for Physics (1902)
- Fellow of the Royal Society (1905)
- Rumford Medal (1908)
- Franklin Medal (1917)
- Copley Medal (1918)
