Heinrich Geissler
1814-1879
German inventor who developed the Geissler tube and the Geissler mercury pump. Geissler learned glassblowing and settled in Bonn, where he made scientific instruments. The ...
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Geissler was born into a family of craftsmen who were well versed in the art of glassworking: his grandfather was an accomplished glassmaker, his father was a maker of glass jewelry, and his brothers ...
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Heinrich Geissler
Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Geissler