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Josef Stefan

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Josef Stefan

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Also known as Jožef Stefan

Carinthian Slovene physicist, mathematician and poet (1835-1893)

AI overview

Josef Stefan was a 19th-century physicist and mathematician from Carinthia (in present-day Austria) who made important contributions to the study of heat and radiation. He is best known for discovering the Stefan-Boltzmann law, which describes how much heat objects emit based on their temperature—a fundamental principle still used today in physics and engineering.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1864
Died
1965
Works
22

Top works

  • Kladské povídky
  • Kladské písničky
  • České emigrantské osady v pruském Slezsku
  • Stíny jdou za námi
  • Souborné vydání pohadek

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Berlin
Active from
1974-06-06
german audiobook reader

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3
Total plays
3

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Encyclopedic overview

Josef Stefan (Slovene: Jožef Štefan; 24 March 1835 – 7 January 1893) was a Carinthian Slovene physicist, mathematician, and poet of the Austrian Empire.

Life and work

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