Hans Reissner
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Hans Reissner was a German engineer and physicist known for his contributions to aerodynamics and general relativity, including work that led to the formulation of the Reissner–Nordström solution describing charged black holes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerospace engineer
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engineer → human → physicist → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
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Germany → |
| educatedAt |
Technical University of Berlin
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Technical University of Munich → |
| employer |
Illinois Institute of Technology
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RWTH Aachen University →
surface form: "Technical University of Aachen"
University of Berlin NERFINISHED → |
| fieldOfWork |
aerodynamics
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aerospace engineering → general relativity → theoretical physics → |
| gender | male → |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
applied mathematics
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mechanical engineering → |
| hasContribution |
advances in wing load and stress analysis
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formulation of a solution of Einstein–Maxwell equations for a charged, non-rotating, spherically symmetric mass → pioneering work on stressed-skin aircraft structures → |
| hasInfluenced |
design of early all-metal aircraft
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research on compact astrophysical objects → |
| hasResearchArea |
aircraft wing theory
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black hole solutions of Einstein field equations → elasticity theory → electromagnetic fields in general relativity → |
| influenced |
development of relativistic astrophysics
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modern aeronautical engineering → |
| knownFor |
contributions to the theory of elasticity in aeronautics
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early work in airplane structural design → work on charged black holes in general relativity → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German → |
| notableConcept |
Reissner–Nordström metric
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surface form: "Reissner–Nordström black hole"
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| notableStudent | Alexander Lippisch → |
| notableWork |
Reissner–Nordström metric
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Reissner–Nordström metric →
surface form: "Reissner–Nordström solution"
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| occupation |
engineer
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physicist → university professor → |
| partOf |
history of aeronautics
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history of general relativity → |
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