Historedia
Person

Wilhelm Weber

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1833

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Wilhelm Weber, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Gauss and Weber build an electromagnetic telegraph in Göttingen

    1833

    Role: Physicist and Collaborator

    1. 1833 · GöttingenConstruction of the Telegraph Line

      Gauss and Weber installed a 1,200-meter wire in 1833 to connect the observatory and physics institute in Göttingen.

    2. 1833 · GöttingenFirst Electromagnetic Telegraph

      The device is recognized as the first electromagnetic telegraph, though it was not used for commercial purposes.

Sources

  1. Wilhelm Eduard Weber Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
  2. Carl Friedrich Gauss Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26