Ernst Heinrich Weber
Physician and psychologist; Weber's Law
Born
June 24th, 1795
230 years ago
Died
1878
147 years ago — 83 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Germany
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A prominent physician and psychologist, contributions primarily involved sensory perception and psychophysics. Developed Weber's Law, which formulated the relationship between the magnitude of a stimulus and the smallest detectable difference, known as just noticeable difference (JND). This law laid the groundwork for the field of psychophysics and advanced understanding of sensory thresholds. Held a professorship at the University of Leipzig, contributing to academic discourse and research in psychology. Involved in experimental psychology, emphasizing the empirical measurement of psychological phenomena.
Formulated Weber's Law
Pioneered psychophysics
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