Johannes Stark

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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1. When was Johannes Stark born?April 15, 1874
2. Where was Johannes Stark born?Schwandorf, Bavaria, Germany
3. What is Johannes Stark known for?Discovery of the Stark effect
4. What is the discoverer?Johannes Stark
5. What is the career?Physicist, researcher, and professor
6. What is the Stark effect?The Stark effect is when light from atoms splits into several colors when a strong electric field is applied. It shows how electric forces change the wavelengths of light that atoms emit.

Stark Effect: The phenomenon where atomic spectral lines split in the presence of a strong electric field.
Spectroscopy: The study of the interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation, often used to identify substances.
Quantum Mechanics: A fundamental theory in physics that describes nature at the smallest scales of energy and matter.
Deutsche Physik: An antisemitic, nationalist movement in Nazi Germany that rejected 'Jewish' physics.