Gustav Theodor Fechner( German physicist, philosopher and psychologist)
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Biography Gustav Theodor Fechner
(1801 - 1887) - German physicist, philosopher and psychologist, founder of psychophysics, author of the software work 'Elements of Psychophysics "(1860). Also published under the pseudonym "Dr. Mises', several satirical works. After a series of studies in a consistent manner, caused by observation of the sun, partially lost his eyesight, forcing him to leave physics and philosophy to do. A supporter panpsihizma. Developed a system of methods for indirect measurement of sensations, in particular, has developed three of the classical method of measuring the thresholds. Deduced the basic psychophysical law whereby the intensity of sensation is proportional to the logarithm of the stimulus
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