He wrote his dissertation on the importance of Kantian philosophy to science, but his academic career was derailed for a time by his outspoken support of the natural philosophy of Ritter and Winterl.
He wrote his dissertation on the importance of Kantian philosophy to science, but his academic career was derailed for a time by his outspoken support of the natural philosophy of Ritter and Winterl. In his magnum opus, Researches on the Identity of Chemical and Electric Forces, he tried to explain the neutralization of acids and bases through attraction and repulsion, and predicted the electromagnetic effect. FTP, identify this scientist, the discoverer of aluminum who was giving a lecture in 1820 when he accidentally discovered that a current-carrying wire actually is surrounded by a magnetic field.
He wrote his dissertation on the importance of Kantian philosophy to science, but his academic career was derailed for a time by his outspoken support of the natural philosophy of Ritter and Winterl.
Hans Christian {Oersted}