Klaus Kronenberg
Encyclopedia
Klaus J. Kronenberg was a German-born and -educated physicist
who specialised in magnetism
. After immigrating to the United States, Kronenberg worked from 1953 to 1963 at the Indiana General Corporation, Magnetics Division, in Valparaiso, Indiana
, then as an associate professor at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, California
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In 1985, Kronenberg reported anecdotal evidence for the pseudoscientific theory that magnetic water treatment
could have a memory effect on water, preventing the formation of scale even after the magnetic field was removed.
Kronenberg served as a consultant to the US and West German governments on magnetic levitation
("maglev") technology, and attested to "the soundness of the Magnetrain levitation system", a proposed maglev transportation system.
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
who specialised in magnetism
Magnetism
Magnetism is a property of materials that respond at an atomic or subatomic level to an applied magnetic field. Ferromagnetism is the strongest and most familiar type of magnetism. It is responsible for the behavior of permanent magnets, which produce their own persistent magnetic fields, as well...
. After immigrating to the United States, Kronenberg worked from 1953 to 1963 at the Indiana General Corporation, Magnetics Division, in Valparaiso, Indiana
Valparaiso, Indiana
Valparaiso is a city in and the county seat of Porter County, Indiana, United States. The population was 31,730 at the 2010 census, making it the 2nd largest city in Porter County.-History:...
, then as an associate professor at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, California
Pomona, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Pomona had a population of 149,058, a slight decline from the 2000 census population. The population density was 6,491.2 people per square mile...
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In 1985, Kronenberg reported anecdotal evidence for the pseudoscientific theory that magnetic water treatment
Magnetic water treatment
Magnetic Water treatment usually by the application of a changing Magnetic flux is a proposed method of water softening The flux change may be deliberately caused by an electromagnet or the result of water flowing near a permanent magnet, usually in a pipe surrounded by the magnetic water treatment...
could have a memory effect on water, preventing the formation of scale even after the magnetic field was removed.
Kronenberg served as a consultant to the US and West German governments on magnetic levitation
Magnetic levitation
Magnetic levitation, maglev, or magnetic suspension is a method by which an object is suspended with no support other than magnetic fields...
("maglev") technology, and attested to "the soundness of the Magnetrain levitation system", a proposed maglev transportation system.