In addition to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Christian Andreas Doppler is probably the most important Salzburger in the world. The physicist, who was born in Salzburg in 1803, presented his main work at the University of Prague on May 25, 1842, on “Das farbige Licht der Dopplersterne”, in which he described for the first time the principle known as the Doppler Effect.

Christian Doppler’s groundbreaking scientific findings have found numerous fields of application. Today, they are an integral part of everyday life, both in their fundamental importance for science, technology and medicine, as well as in their epistemological-theoretical dimension, which characterizes our modern worldview.

Christian Doppler Anniversary Symposium
1 – 3 June, 2017 in Salzburg
Large university hall and new university library in the Science:City Itzling

Subjects (in German):

• Leben und Zeit Christian Dopplers
• Der Doppler-Effekt in Astronomie und Physik
• Anwendungen des Doppler-Effekts in Geoinformatik, Musik und Medizin
• Dopplers Ideen in Gesellschaft und Technologie

Program (in German): Christian Doppler Symposium

All lectures are free for a public audience. The organizer is Christian Dopplerfonds Salzburg.

Christian Doppler Knowledge Platform

On the occasion of the anniversary year, Salzburg Research, together with the Christian Dopplerfonds and with the support of the Province of Salzburg, has set up a digital monument for the famous Salzburg scientist: www.christian-doppler.net