Otto von Guericke
(1602-1686)
17th-century German scientist, inventor, and politician
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Otto von Guericke ( GAIR-ik-ə, GWAIR-, -kee, spelled Gericke until 1666; November 20, 1602 – May 11, 1686 [Julian calendar]; November 30, 1602 – May 21, 1686 [Gregorian calendar]) was a German scientist, inventor, and politician. His pioneering scientific work, the development of experimental methods and repeatable demonstrations on the physics of the vacuum, atmospheric pressure, electrostatic repulsion, his advocacy for the reality of "action at a distance" and of "absolute space" were noteworthy contributions for the advancement of the Scientific Revolution.
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20 November 1602 Magdeburg, Archbishopric of Magdeburg, Holy Roman Empire
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11 May 1686 (aged 83) Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire
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