Robert Goldschmidt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Goldschmidt

physicist

Date of Birth: 04-May-1877

Place of Birth: Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 28-May-1935

Profession: engineer, physicist, chemist

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Robert B.
Goldschmidt (1877–1935) was a Belgian chemist, physicist, and engineer who first proposed the idea of standardized microfiche (microfilm). Goldschmidt was a polymath who also made advances in aviation and radio, among other fields.
In 1913 he constructed a major radio facility at Laeken, Belgium, where in 1914 he and Raymond Braillard inaugurated Europe's first regular radio concert broadcasts.
He was also a participant in the first and second international Solvay Conferences reviewing outstanding issues in chemistry and physics.