Otto von Guericke's Magdeburg Hemispheres, 1660s Working in the 17th century, the German scientist Otto von Guericke constructed the world's first artificial vacuum.

Otto von Guericke, inventor of the Magdeburg hemispheres demo, was a German scientist and engineer in addition to mayor of Magdeburg. The Magdeburg hemispheres demo was part of a series of experiments ...

Elon Musk is not the first inventor to put his hopes into vacuums . Respect to the Hyperloop, but pneumatic tubes have a centuries-long history -- in both human infrastructure and in the minds of ...

The experiment is known as the Magdeburg Hemispheres Experiment (and the equipment he used is still on display in Munich’s Deutsches Museum). The two halves of the copper sphere ...

Atmospheric pressure is all around us, and capable of providing a great deal of force when used properly. As Otto Von Guericke demonstrated with his Magdeburg hemispheres over 350 years ago, simply… ...

May 8, 1654.—One of the most striking demonstrations in physical science made during the seventeenth century was that of Otto von Guericke, who on May 8, 1654, before the assembled princes at ...