Physikalisches Kolloquium: Physics and technology in the road to sonar and the quartz clock (Prof. Dr. Shaul Katzir)
Date: 11 November 2026Time: 12:00 – 14:00Location: Hörsaal H, Staudtstr. 5, 91058 Erlangen
Physikalisches Kolloquium
co-organized with the
Chair of Science, Technology and Gender Studies, FAU
Wednesday, 11. November 2026, 12:00
Hörsaal H, Staudtstr. 5, 91058 Erlangen
Physics and technology in the road to sonar and the quartz clock
Prof. Dr. Shaul Katzir
Institute for History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas, Tel Aviv
For 35 years piezoelectricity was known only within physics. Then between 1916 and 1927 three major technologies based on it were invented and developed: sonar, crystal frequency control and the quartz clock. By following five phases in the physical and technological research that led to these devices and methods, the talk will illustrate the interaction between different kinds of research in the development of science-based technologies.
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Hörsaal H, Staudtstr. 5, 91058 Erlangen