German physicist and brother of E. H. Weber; noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1804-1891)
"Maxwell often cited the work of Wilhelm Eduard Weber, the pioneering German physicist renowned for his extensive studies on terrestrial magnetism."
German conductor and composer of romantic operas (1786-1826)
"The orchestra began playing Weber's famous overture to Der Freischütz under the baton of the celebrated composer."
German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878)
"The unit of force known as the newton was named in honor of Ernst Heinrich Weber, whose pioneering work on human sensory perception laid the foundation for psychophysics."
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux; the flux linking a circuit of one turn that produces an electromotive force of one volt when reduced uniformly to zero in one second. Symbol: Wb.
"The physicist calculated the total magnetic flux passing through the coil and found it measured exactly two webers."
In plain English: A weber is the standard unit used to measure how strong a magnetic field is.
"The scientist measured the strength of the invisible magnetic field in webers to understand how electricity flowed through the wire."
Usage: The weber is the standard SI unit used to measure total magnetic flux passing through a surface. It differs from the tesla, which measures magnetic field strength per unit area rather than the cumulative flux itself.
A German occupational surname, from German from Weber (“weaver”).
"Mr. Weber joined the local committee to discuss the upcoming festival plans."
The word weber is named after the German physicist Wilhelm Eduard Weber. It entered English to honor his contributions as a unit of magnetic flux density and electrical conductance.