Zeeman Effect and Charged Oscillators
Finds that magnetic fields split spectral lines, providing evidence for charged particles participating in atomic radiation.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Pieter Zeeman Biography and Timeline
Follow Pieter Zeeman through 3 dated historical records for Netherlands.
Pieter Zeeman, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1896–1902Years on this page
1896
1902
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the effect of magnetism on light spectra.
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering that magnetic fields split spectral lines, providing experimental evidence for the interaction between magnetism and light.
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