Fick
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Fick may refer to:
- Adolf Eugen FickAdolf Eugen FickAdolf Eugen Fick was a German physiologist. He started to study mathematics and physics, but then realized he was more interested in medicine. He earned his doctorate in medicine at Marburg in 1851...
(1829-1901), German physiologist, after whom are named:- Fick's law of diffusionFick's law of diffusionFick's laws of diffusion describe diffusion and can be used to solve for the diffusion coefficient, D. They were derived by Adolf Fick in the year 1855.- Fick's first law :...
, describing the diffusionDiffusionMolecular diffusion, often called simply diffusion, is the thermal motion of all particles at temperatures above absolute zero. The rate of this movement is a function of temperature, viscosity of the fluid and the size of the particles...
. - Fick principleFick principleDeveloped by Adolf Eugen Fick , the Fick principle was first devised as a technique for measuring cardiac output. However, its underlying principles may be applied in a variety of clinical situations....
, technique for measuring the cardiac outputCardiac outputCardiac output is the volume of blood being pumped by the heart, in particular by a left or right ventricle in the time interval of one minute. CO may be measured in many ways, for example dm3/min...
. - tonometer, both useful in music and ophthalmologyOphthalmologyOphthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...
- Fick's law of diffusion
- Adolf Gaston Eugen FickAdolf Gaston Eugen FickAdolf Gaston Eugen Fick was a German ophthalmologist who invented the contact lens. He was the nephew of the German physiologist Adolf Eugen Fick, and the son of the German anatomy professor Franz Ludwig Fick....
(1852-1937), German ophthalmologist nephew of Adolf Eugen Fick, inventor of the contact lensContact lensA contact lens, or simply contact, is a lens placed on the eye. They are considered medical devices and can be worn to correct vision, for cosmetic or therapeutic reasons. In 2004, it was estimated that 125 million people use contact lenses worldwide, including 28 to 38 million in the United...
. - August FickAugust FickAugust Fick was a German philologist.He spent his life chiefly at Göttingen, where he first studied philology under Theodor Benfey; became a teacher in the Gymnasium, and eventually in 1876 professor of Comparative Philology in the university; in 1887 accepted a professorship in Breslau, but...
(1833-1916), German philologist - Carl FickCarl FickCarl Fick is the director of several documentaries including the Cannes award-winning A Day in the Death of Donny B and the author of two novels, The Danziger Transcript and A Disturbance in Paris. The Danziger Transcript was published in hardcover by Putnam in 1971, and in mass market paperback...
(born 1918), American writer and director - Chuckie Fick (born 1985), American baseball player
- Emil FickEmil FickEmil Fick was Swedish fencer. He competed at the 1900 and 1906 Summer Olympics.-References:...
(1863-1930), Swedish fencer - Franz Ludwig FickFranz Ludwig FickFranz Ludwick Fick was a professor of anatomy at the University of Marburg.-Career:Fick studied the developmental mechanics of bone growth, especially of the skull. He invented the cerebral phantom - an openable paper model showing the various parts of the brain that became the prototype of...
(1813-1858), German anatomist - Jacob FickJacob FickJacob Fick was a Obersturmbannführer , in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...
(1912-2004), German SS officer - John FickJohn FickJohn Ralph Fick was a Major League Baseball pitcher. The left-hander appeared in four games for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1944 . The 23-year-old rookie was a native of Baltimore, Maryland....
(1921-1958), American baseball player - Leonard J. FickLeonard J. FickLeonard J. Fick was an American Roman Catholic priest, scholar and educator, college president, author in Ohio whose educational career spanned for over fifty years...
(1915-1990), American Catholic priest - Tilla Fick (born 1954), South African academic
- Nathaniel FickNathaniel FickNathaniel C. "Nate" Fick is a veteran United States Marine Corps officer and CEO of the Center for a New American Security, a national security think tank based in Washington, D.C. He came to public notice for his writing on military life and the current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq...
(born 1977), US Marine Corps officer - Peter FickPeter FickPeter Joseph Fick was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he finished sixth in the 100 metre freestyle event.-External links:*...
(1913-1980), American swimmer - Robert FickRobert FickRobert Charles Fick is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. In 2002, he was named to the American League All-Star Team.-Career:...
(born 1974), American baseball player - Roderich FickRoderich FickRoderich Fick was a German architect most prominent during the Nazi regime.Fick trained under Theodor Fischer, became professor at the Munich Technical University in 1935, designed the Munich residence of Rudolf Hess in 1936, joined the NSDAP in 1937, and thereby secured Nazi projects such as...
(1886-1955), German architect - Sigrid FickSigrid FickSigrid Fick was a female tennis player from Sweden.She competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm and won a silver medal in the mixed indoor doubles tournament. She also won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles event; both medals won with Gunnar Setterwall....
(1887-1979), Swedish tennis player