Daniel Fahrenheit

Daniel Fahrenheit (1686 - 1736) was a German physicist and engineer, who is most famous for having the (°F) Fahrenheit scale of temperature named after him. The scale is based on 32 degrees being the freezing point of water and 212 degrees being the boiling point of water, with the interval between the two being divided into 180 parts.

Farenheit was interested in natural sciences and he started experiments in that field. Through his work, he began conducting chemistry lectures in Amsterdam. In 1724, he became a member of the Royal Society.

Fahrenheit worked hard to develop very precise thermometers. The Fahrenheit scale was widely used in Europe until the switch to the Celsius scale. It is still used for everyday temperature measurements by the general population in the United States and other places around the world.