Konstanty Zakrzewski
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Konstanty Zakrzewski was a Polish
physicist. He was a professor of the Jagiellonian University
(1911–1913 and since 1917) and professor of the Lviv University
(1913–1917), member of the Polish Academy of Learning
(since 1920).
Zakrzewski was a researcher of electron theory of metals, optics, dielectric properties of substances. He was an initiatior of cosmic ray
researches in Poland (1947).
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
physicist. He was a professor of the Jagiellonian University
Jagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian University was established in 1364 by Casimir III the Great in Kazimierz . It is the oldest university in Poland, the second oldest university in Central Europe and one of the oldest universities in the world....
(1911–1913 and since 1917) and professor of the Lviv University
Lviv University
The Lviv University or officially the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv is the oldest continuously operating university in Ukraine...
(1913–1917), member of the Polish Academy of Learning
Polish Academy of Learning
The Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences or Polish Academy of Learning , headquartered in Kraków, is one of two institutions in contemporary Poland having the nature of an academy of sciences....
(since 1920).
Zakrzewski was a researcher of electron theory of metals, optics, dielectric properties of substances. He was an initiatior of cosmic ray
Cosmic ray
Cosmic rays are energetic charged subatomic particles, originating from outer space. They may produce secondary particles that penetrate the Earth's atmosphere and surface. The term ray is historical as cosmic rays were thought to be electromagnetic radiation...
researches in Poland (1947).