Historical reference: Do not rely on this information. It is very old. About this collection
Guericke, Otto von (1602-86), a Prussian natural philosopher, was born at Magdeburg, and died at Hamburg. He invented the air-pump in 1650, and experimented with it before the Imperial Diet at Ratisbon four years later. He also made some discoveries in electricity. During his life he visited Holland, France, and England.