Felix Ehrenhaft, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Felix Ehrenhaft

Austrian physicist

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1879

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 04-Mar-1952

Profession: physicist, university teacher

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Felix Ehrenhaft (24 April 1879 – 4 March 1952) was an Austrian physicist who contributed to atomic physics, to the measurement of electrical charges and to the optical properties of metal colloids.
He was known for his maverick and controversial style.
His fearless iconoclasm was greatly admired by philosopher Paul Feyerabend.
He won the Haitinger Prize of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in 1917.