Ernst Chladni

German physicist, mathematician and musician (1756 – 1827)

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Lived 1756–1827, aged 71Germany
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    1756–1827
    Aged 71
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Updated 2026-06-20

Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni was a German physicist and musician. His most important work, for which he is sometimes labeled the father of acoustics, included research on vibrating plates and the calculation of the speed of sound for different gases. He also undertook pioneering work in the study of meteorites and is regarded by some as the father of meteoritics.

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