Winfried Otto Schumann
Winfried Otto Schumann | |
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| Born | May 20, 1888 Tübingen, Germany |
| Died | September 22, 1974 (aged 86) Munich, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Schumann resonances |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Brown, Boveri & Cie University of Stuttgart University of Jena Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Technical University of Munich |
| Doctoral advisor | Engelbert Arnold |
| Doctoral students | Fritz Borgnis |
Winfried Otto Schumann (May 20, 1888 – September 22, 1974) was a German physicist and electrical engineer who predicted the Schumann resonances, a series of low-frequency resonances caused by lightning discharges in the atmosphere.