About
German scientist and politician who established the physics of vacuums and discovered an experimental method for clearly demonstrating electrostatic repulsion.
Before Fame
He studied mathematics, physics, and fortification engineering at the Academia Julia and the universities of Jena and Leyden.
Trivia
The Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg is named after him.
Family Life
He was born into a patrician family in Magdeburg, Germany.
Associated With
Like him, Max Planck was a German scientist.
