A mainly technical University in the town of Karlsruhe (Germany).

Founded in 1825, full name: Universität Karlsruhe (TH) or Fridericiana

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Fields of study: Architecture, Chemistry, Chemical engineering, Biology, Computer Science, Civil engineering, Economics, Electrical engineering, Geology, Mathematics, Mechanical engineering, Physics, Social sciences

Numbers (2003): Students: 16889, Staff: 3987, Professors: 277 [More Facts & Figures (PDF,2002)] [Even More (PDF,2003,German)]

Famous Discoveries

• Ferdinand Redtenbacher (1809-1863), founder of mechanical engineering in Germany .
• Karl Benz (1844-1929), the inventor of the automobile, studied here and received an honorary Ph.D. in 1914.
• Karl Ferdinand Braun (1850-1918) developed the cathode ray tube in 1897 which is widely used in today's televisions. In 1909 he received the Nobel Prize for it.
• Otto Lehmann (1855-1922).
• Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857-1894) discovered electromagnetic waves in 1887 which are the basis of radio. The SI unit of frequency, hertz is named after him.
• Fritz Haber (1868-1934) developed the high-pressure synthesis of ammonia in 1909 and won a Nobel Prize.
• Wolfgang Gaede (1878-1945) founded vacuum technology.
• Wilhelm Nusselt (1882-1957) co-founded technical thermodynamics.