Pieter Zeeman (May 25, 1865 – October 9, 1943) (pronounced zā'män) was a physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Hendrik Lorentz for his discovery of the Zeeman effect. May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... When stuff moves. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... When stuff moves. ... Painting of Hendrik Lorentz by Arnhemensis Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (July 18, 1853, Arnhem – February 4, 1928, Haarlem) was a Dutch physicist and the winner of the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on electromagnetic radiation. ... The Zeeman effect is the split of a spectral line into several components in the presence of a magnetic field. ...

Born in Zonnemaire, Netherlands, Zeeman was a student of Lorentz at the University of Leiden. He began lecturing at Leiden in 1890. In 1896, at the request of Lorentz, he began investigating the effect of magnetic fields on a light source and discovered what is now known as the Zeeman effect. This discovery proved Lorentz's theory of electromagnetic radiation. Schouwen-Duiveland is a municipality and an island in the southwestern Netherlands. ... Painting of Hendrik Lorentz by Arnhemensis Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (July 18, 1853, Arnhem – February 4, 1928, Haarlem) was a Dutch physicist and the winner of the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on electromagnetic radiation. ... Leiden University in the city of Leiden, is the oldest still existing university in the Netherlands. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Current flowing through a wire produces a magnetic field (M) around the wire. ... Prism splitting light Light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength that is visible to the eye, or in a more general sense, any electromagnetic radiation in the range from infrared to ultraviolet. ... The Zeeman effect is the split of a spectral line into several components in the presence of a magnetic field. ... Electromagnetic radiation is a propagating wave in space with electric and magnetic components. ...

Zeeman was appointed professor of physics at the University of Amsterdam in 1900. In 1908 he became director of its Physical Institute. From Athenaeum Illustre to University In January 1632 two internationally acclaimed scientists, Caspar Barlaeus and Gerardus Vossius, held their inaugural speech in the Athenaeum Illustre - the illustrious school - which had its seat in the 14th-century Agnietenkapel. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He won the Henry Draper Medal in 1921. Zeeman crater on the moon is named in his honor. The Henry Draper Medal was established by the widow of Henry Draper, and is awarded by the US National Academy of Sciences for contributions to astrophysics. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Zeeman is a lunar impact crater located on the far side of the Moon near south pole. ... Crust composition Oxygen 43% Silicon 21% Aluminium 10% Calcium 9% Iron 9% Magnesium 5% Titanium 2% Nickel 0. ...

External links

• biography at the Nobel e-museum.
• photo & short info