Physikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt

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The Physikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt was the German Empire’s national institute for scientific research and standards in physics and technology, serving as a precursor to modern metrology institutes.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf national metrology institute
research institute
alsoKnownAs Imperial Physical-Technical Institute
country German Empire
Germany
dissolved 1945
employerOf Emil Warburg
Ferdinand Braun
Heinrich Rubens
Max Planck
Max von Laue
Walther Nernst
fieldOfWork electrical engineering
metrology
physics
standards
foundedBy Hermann von Helmholtz
Werner von Siemens
fundedBy German state
headquartersLocation Berlin-Charlottenburg
inception 1887
influenced development of modern national metrology institutes
international standardization in measurement
languageOfWorkOrName German
locatedIn Berlin
Charlottenburg
namedAfter German Reich
nativeLabel Physikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt
notableAchievement contributions to definition of the ohm and volt
establishment of primary standards for electrical resistance
high-precision measurements of black-body radiation
operatedBy German government
partOf German national standards system
predecessor Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
purpose establishment and maintenance of physical standards
scientific research in physics and technology
shortName PTR
significantEvent contribution to international system of units
development of electrical and optical measurement standards
foundation approved by the German Emperor
successor Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
workArea precision measurement
radiation physics
standardization of electrical units
standardization of optical units
thermodynamics research

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Hermann von Helmholtz
Walther Meissner
employer
Braunschweig ("Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt")
hostsInstitution
Physikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt
nativeLabel
Physikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt ("Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt")
predecessor
Physikalisch-Technische Reichsanstalt ("Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt")
successor

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