Otto von Guericke

Otto von Guericke was a German scientist, inventor, mathematician and physicist. His pioneering scientific work, the development of experimental methods and repeatable demonstrations on the physics of the vacuum, atmospheric pressure, electrostatic repulsion, his advocacy for the reality of "action at a distance" and of "absolute space" were noteworthy contributions for the advancement of the Scientific Revolution.

20 November 1602

Born on the same birth day (20 November): Bartolomeo Pinelli • Brayan Ramírez (cyclist) • Caty McNally • Enrique García (Argentine footballer) • Eoin Reddan • Eric Boateng • Franz Berghammer • John MacLean (ice hockey) • John Merle Coulter • Marianne von Willemer • Mikhail Dragomirov • Mohamed Barakat • Norman Greenbaum • Robert Byrd • Yuko Kavaguti

Born in the same month (November 1602): Agnes of Jesus • Elisabeth of France, Queen of Spain