Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index A mainly technical University in the town of Karlsruhe (Germany). Founded in 1825, full name: Universität Karlsruhe (TH) or Fridericiana [University Homepage] Fields of study: Architecture, Chemistry, Chemical engineering, Biology, Computer Science, Civil engineering, Economics, Electrical engineering, Geology, Mathematics, Mechanical engineering, Physics, Social sciences Numbers (2002): Students: 15.686, Staff: 3955, Professors: 271 [More Facts & Figures (PDF)] Famous Discoveries Ferdinand Redtenbacher (1809-1863), founder of mechanical engineering in Germany . Karl Benz (1844-1929), the inventor of the automobile, studied here and received an honorary Ph.D. in 1914. Karl Ferdinand Braun (1850-1918) developed the cathode ray tube in 1897 which is widely used in today's televisions. In 1909 he received the Nobel Prize for it. Otto Lehmann (1855-1922). Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857-1894) discovered electromagnetic waves in 1887 which are the basis of radio. The SI unit of frequency, hertz is named after him. Fritz Haber (1868-1934) developed the high-pressure synthesis of ammonia in 1909 and won a Nobel Prize. Wolfgang Gaede (1878-1945) founded vacuum technology. Wilhelm Nusselt (1882-1957) co-founded technical thermodynamics. Current and former faculty staff Prof. Dr. Horst Hippler (current rector) [Faculty of Computer Science] Prof. Abeck, Sebastian Prof. Beth, Thomas Prof. Calmet, Jacques Prof. Deussen, Peter Prof. Dillmann, Rüdiger Prof. Görke, Winfried Prof. Goos, Gerhard Prof. Hanebeck, Uwe D. Prof. Krüger, Gerhard Prof. Lockemann, Peter Prof. Nagel, Hans-Hellmut Prof. Prautzsch, Hartmut Prof. Schmid, Detlef Prof. Schmitt, Alfred Prof. Schmitt, Peter H. Prof. Waibel, Alexander Prof. Zitterbart, Martina This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.