Research into the effects of binocular vision in physics began in 1838 at the latest with the development of the first mirror stereoscope by Wheatstone. The awareness of spatial perception caused by binocular vision had already been known in previous centuries and had been verbalized by painters, among others. With the development of an apparatus that was able to convey an impression of space with two static images viewed simultaneously, physicists working experimentally had an opportunity to explore the boundary conditions of spatial vision. After a very dynamic development phase, in which the stereo viewer (based on Brewster's model) quickly found its way into the non-scientific public, various technologies were developed into the 20th century that brought the field back into scientific and technical laboratories.

further research interests

History of modern physics
narrative approaches to the history of science
learning about physics in extracurricular environments

"From an idea to a vision: there's plenty of room at the bottom", American Journal of Physics, vol. 74, iss. 9, (2006). together with Falk Rieß

"Mikroskopie an der Universitätssternwarte Göttingen." In K. Hentschel (Hg.), Unsichtbare Hände – Zur Rolle von Laborassistenten, Mechanikern, Zeichnern und Amanuenses in der physikalischen Forschungs- und Entwicklungsarbeit. GNT-Verlag. Bielefeld, 2008

Entwicklung des Transmittierenden Röntgenmikroskops an der Universitätssternwarte Göttingen, PhD thesis, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Universität Oldenburg, 2009

"Historical Background: Nutrition", online essay for the EU project Storytelling @ Teaching Model, 2012, retrievable under: https://www.uni-flensburg.de/fileadmin/content/projekte/satm/backgrounds/historical-background-nutrition.pdf

"Inkludieren? Differenzieren? Thematisch zentrieren?", in L. Schulze Heuling (Hg.), Inklusive Lehr-Lernprozesse gestalten, Flensburg University Press, Flensburg, 2018, together with Stefan Brackertz und Lydia Schulze Heuling, S. 23 - 32

"Plenty of Room?", in P.Heering, C. Michelsen (Hgg.), Science as Culture in the European Context: Historical, Philosophical and Educational Perspectives, Flensburg University Press, Flensburg, 2019, S.27 - 42

Deutsche Gesellschaft für die Didaktik der Chemie und Physik

Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (Fachverbände Didaktik der Physik und Geschichte der Physik)

Gesellschaft für die Geschichte der Wissenschaften, der Medizin und der Technik

International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Group (IHPST)

Scientific Instruemnt Society (SIS)

History of Science Society (HSS)

since 1st february 2016 Lecturer at the Institut für Mathematische und Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Bildung der Europa-Universität Flensburg, working group Physics, its Teaching Methods and its History

2009 – 2010 research assistant at Carl-von-Ossietzky-Universität Oldenburg

2004 – 2009 PhD student at Carl-von-Ossietzky-Universität Oldenburg, Promotion im Mai 2009

1999 – 2002 research assistant at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

1993 – 1999 undergraduate and graduate studies in physics, mathematics and chemistry at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster