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Carl Anton Bjerknes

Carl Anton Bjerknes
Carl Anton Bjerknes
Born(1825-10-24)24 October 1825
Oslo, Norway
Died20 March 1903(1903-03-20) (aged 77)
Oslo
NationalityNorwegian
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
Known forstudies in hydrodynamics, mechanical explanation of gravitation
AwardsGold Medal International Exposition of Electricity in Paris
Scientific career
FieldsMathematician, Physicist
InstitutionsUniversity of Oslo
Doctoral studentsSophus Lie
Scientific research model of the earth by Carl Anton Bjerknes. Technical Museum, Oslo.
Cabinet photo of Carl Anton Bjerknes in 1883
Wilhelmine Dorothea Koren Bjerknes, wife of Carl Anton Bjerknes

Carl Anton Bjerknes (/ˈbjɜːrknɪs/ BYURK-niss, Norwegian: [ˈbjæ̂rkneːs]; 24 October 1825 – 20 March 1903) was a Norwegian mathematician and physicist. Bjerknes' earlier work was in pure mathematics, but he is principally known for his studies in hydrodynamics.[1]

  1. ^ Carl Anton Bjerknes (Karen Mathilde Haugland. Store norske leksikon)

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