Gustav Theodor Fechner: Pioneer of the Fourth Dimension

Fellner and Lindgren provide a biographical sketch of German philosopher Gustav Theodor Fechner and his significant impact on contemporary science and philosophy. Fechner was born near Halle, Germany, in 1801. He earned a living by translating French science books, as well as by editing an eight-vol...

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Published in:The Mathematical intelligencer 2011-09, Vol.33 (3), p.126-137
Main Authors: Fellner, Hans G., Lindgren, William F.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Electricity
Experimental psychology
Fechner, Gustav Theodor (1801-87)
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Mathematical and Computational Physics
Mathematical Methods in Physics
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Summary:Fellner and Lindgren provide a biographical sketch of German philosopher Gustav Theodor Fechner and his significant impact on contemporary science and philosophy. Fechner was born near Halle, Germany, in 1801. He earned a living by translating French science books, as well as by editing an eight-volume home encyclopedia and a pharmaceutical journal. He also began conducting investigations in electricity, and in 1831 he published an important paper on quantitative measurements of the galvanic battery, which provided experimental confirmation of Ohm's Law. In developing psychophysics, Fechner introduced mental measurement into psychology, and for that reason he's regarded as one of the founders of experimental psychology.
ISSN:0343-6993
1866-7414
DOI:10.1007/s00283-011-9214-7