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Robert Mayer
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German physicist (1814-1878)
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Robert Mayer was a male artist from the United States. His musical style included acoustic music, acoustic rock, adult alternative pop/rock, alternative rock, and alternative/indie rock. On Last.fm, the artist had 16 listeners and a playcount of 73.
In the realm of literature, an author named Robert Mayer is associated with 62 works. Notable titles include *Robinson Crusoe* (08) by Defoe, Daniel, *History and TGe Early English Novel*, *Byzantion, Konstantinupolis, Istanbul*, *Ferret's Tale*, and *Through Divided Minds*. Crossref data indicates a works count of 5 for this name.
A historical figure named Julius Robert von Mayer was born on 1814-11-25 and died on 1878-03-20. This individual is referenced by 229 other encyclopedia articles.
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Key facts
- Born
- Julius Robert Mayer , 25 November 1814, Heilbronn , Kingdom of Württemberg
- Died
- 20 March 1878 (1878-03-20) (aged 63), Heilbronn, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
- Alma mater
- University of Tübingen
- Known for
- First law of thermodynamics , Mechanical equivalent of heat , Mayer's reagent , Mayer's relation
- Awards
- Copley Medal (1871), Poncelet Prize (1869)
- Fields
- Physics
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Mayer
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Württemberg
- Place of birth
- Heilbronn
- Place of death
- Heilbronn
- Occupation
- physician
- Educated at
- University of Tübingen
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Poncelet Prize
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Medicine
- Doctoral advisor
- William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
- Field of work
- medicine
- Image
- Julius Robert Mayer von Friedrich Berrer (portrait).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1814-11-25
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- name in native language
- Julius Robert von Mayer
- member of
- Academy of Sciences of Turin
- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- writing language
- German
- date of death
- 1878-03-20
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Julius Robert von Mayer (25 November 1814 – 20 March 1878) was a German physician, chemist, and physicist and one of the founders of thermodynamics. He is best known for enunciating in 1841 one of the original statements of the conservation of energy or what is now known as one of the first versions of the first law of thermodynamics, namely that "energy can be neither created nor destroyed". In 1842, Mayer described the vital chemical process now referred to as oxidation as the primary source of energy for any living creature. He also proposed that plants convert light into chemical energy.
His achievements were overlooked and priority for the discovery in 1842 of the mechanical equivalent of heat was attributed to James Joule in the following year.
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