PHYSICISTS A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z           HOME ABOUT CATEGORIES SITE MAP COPYRIGHT ADVERTISE CONTACT entire Web this site Doppler, Christian Andreas (1803–1853) Austrian physicist and mathematician famous for his discovery of the Doppler effect. He first described it in a paper on double stars published in 1842. Educated in Salzburg and Vienna, Doppler became professor of physics at Vienna in 1850. Related category    • PHYSICISTS Also on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History Transport Concepts & Designs (partner site) BACK TO TOP