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[[Image:Lorentz.jpg|right|thumb]]
[[Image:Lorentz.jpg|right|thumb]]
'''Hendrik Lorentz''' (1853-1928) was a brilliant [[Dutch]] physicist who, in addition to [[Henri Poincaré]], developed a mathematical [[theory of relativity]].
'''Hendrik Lorentz''' (1853-1928) was a brilliant [[Netherlands|Dutch]] physicist who, in addition to [[Henri Poincaré]], developed a mathematical [[theory of relativity]].
Lorentz's first achievement was in his doctoral thesis when he refined Maxwell's electromagnetic theory in his doctoral thesis. In 1878, he became professor of mathematical [[physics]] at Leiden University. Later he moved to the Teyler Institute, Harlem.
Lorentz's first achievement was in his doctoral thesis when he refined [[James Maxwell|Maxwell]]'s electromagnetic theory in his doctoral thesis. In 1878, he became professor of mathematical [[physics]] at Leiden University. Later he moved to the Teyler Institute, Harlem.
The existence of electrons had not yet been proven, but Lorentz proposed that [[light]] waves resulted from oscillations of an atomic electric charge. In 1902, Lorentz received the [[Nobel Prize]] along with his student for developing a mathematical theory of the electron.
The existence of [[electron]]s had not yet been proven, but Lorentz proposed that [[light]] waves resulted from oscillations of an atomic electric charge. In 1902, Lorentz received the [[Nobel Prize]] along with his student for developing a mathematical theory of the electron.
Lorentz's most famous work is the Lorentz contraction for an object traveling at relativistic speeds, which he introduced in 1904.<ref>http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Lorentz.html</ref> This predicts that mass will increase and shorten its length at speeds approaching the [[speed of light]], and that time dilation of such a body occurs.
Lorentz's most famous work is the Lorentz contraction for an object traveling at relativistic speeds, which he introduced in 1904.<ref>http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Lorentz.html</ref> This predicts that mass will increase and shorten its length at speeds approaching the [[speed of light]], and that time dilation of such a body occurs.