Today is a birthday of a great man, as shown by google, the image was design in such a way that you can share just like the normal android apps sharing feature.
Anders Jonas Ångström
PhysicistAnders Jonas Ångström
Anders Jonas Ångström was a Swedish physicist and one of the founders of the science of spectroscopy.
Born: August 13, 1814, Timrå Municipality, Sweden
Died: June 21, 1874, Uppsala, Sweden
Education: Uppsala University
Awards: Rumford Medal
Anders Jonas Ångström was born in Medelpad. He moved to and was educated at Uppsala University, where in 1839 he became docent in physics. In 1842 he went to the Stockholm Observatory to gain experience in practical astronomical work, and the following year he was appointed keeper of the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory.
Becoming interested in terrestrial magnetism he made many observations of magnetic intensity and declination in various parts of Sweden, and was charged by the Stockholm Academy of Sciences with the task, not completed till shortly before his death, of working out the magnetic data obtained by the Swedish frigate "Eugenie" on her voyage around the world in 1851 to 1853. Read more
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