Pierre Weiss

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Pierre Weiss
Pierre Weiss
Pierre Weiss
Born May 25, 1865
Mulhouse
Died 24 October 1940
Lyon
Nationality French
Fields physicist
Known for ferromagnetism

Pierre Weiss (May 25, 1865 - 24 October 1940) was a French physicist who developed the domain theory of ferromagnetism in 1907.[1] Weiss domains are named after him.

Weiss was born in Mulhouse and died in Lyon.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hellemans, Alexander; Bryan Bunch (1988). The Timetables of Science. New York, New York: Simon and Schuster, 411. ISBN 0671621300.