Arnold Eucken
Arnold Eucken | |
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Eucken, c. 1905 | |
| Born | Arnold Thomas Eucken 3 July 1884 |
| Died | 16 June 1950 (aged 65) |
| Education | University of Berlin (PhD, 1906) |
| Known for | Eucken's law Eucken–Polanyi potential theory Heat capacity of hydrogen gas |
| Father | Rudolf Christoph Eucken |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Göttingen |
| Thesis | Der stationäre Zustand zwischen polarisierten Wasserstoffelektrode (1906) |
| Doctoral advisor | Walther Nernst |
| Doctoral students | Manfred Eigen |
Arnold Thomas Eucken (German: [ˈɔʏkn̩]; 3 July 1884 – 16 June 1950) was a German chemist and physicist. He is known for his contribution to thermodynamics and molecular physics, in particular, for the discovery of Eucken's law of thermal conductivity, the measurement of the heat capacity of hydrogen at low temperatures, and the development of the Eucken–Polanyi potential theory of adsorption.