Heinrich Rubens

Heinrich Rubens
Rubens in 1911
Born	(1865-03-30)30 March 1865 Wiesbaden, Duchy of Nassau, German Confederation
Died	17 July 1922(1922-07-17) (aged 57) Berlin, Weimar Republic
Resting place	Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof, Berlin
Alma mater	University of Strassburg University of Berlin (Dr. phil., Dr. habil.)
Known for	Measuring black-body radiation (1900) Rubens tube (1905)
Awards	Rumford Medal (1910)
Scientific career
Fields	Acoustics thermodynamics
Institutions	University of Berlin (1892–96, 1906–22) Technische Hochschule Berlin (1896–1906)
Thesis	Die selective Reflexion der Metalle (The selective reflection of metals) (1889)
Doctoral advisor	August Kundt
Notable students	Gustav Hertz[1] Erich Kretschmann[1] Walter Schottky[1]

Heinrich Rubens (German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈʁuːbənz]; 30 March 1865 – 17 July 1922) was a German experimental physicist known for his measurements of the energy of black-body radiation, which led Max Planck to the discovery of his radiation law. This was the genesis of quantum theory.