Science
- Bark scale by Eberhard Zwicker in 1961. It is named after Heinrich Barkhausen.
- Bergius process by Friedrich Bergius in 1913.
- Richter magnitude scale by Beno Gutenberg (together with Charles Francis Richter)
- Fahrenheit, temperature scale by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
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“Natural science will in time incorporate into itself the science of man, just as the science of man will incorporate into itself natural science: there will be one science.”
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