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Helmholtz

[ helm-hohlts ]

noun

  1. Her·mann Lud·wig Fer·di·nand von [her, -mahn , loot, -vik , fer, -di-nahnt f, uh, n], 1821–94, German physiologist and physicist.

Helmholtz

/ ˈhɛlmhɔlts /

noun

  1. HelmholtzHermann Ludwig Ferdinand von18211894MGermanSCIENCE: physiologistSCIENCE: physicistSCIENCE: mathematician Baron Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von (ˈhɛrman ˈluːtvɪç ˈfɛrdinant fɔn). 1821–94, German physiologist, physicist, and mathematician: helped to found the theory of the conservation of energy; invented the ophthalmoscope (1850); and investigated the mechanics of sight and sound

Helmholtz

/ hĕlm′hōlts′ /

  1. German physicist and physiologist who was a founder of the law of conservation of energy. Helmholtz did pioneering research on vision and invented an instrument for examining the interior of the eye in 1851.

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