Chapter 20 Gauss s law 第八章静电场 3. Gauss'Law(P489-491) Karl Friedrich Gauss(1777-1835), German mathematician and physicist He made a lot of contributions in the fields of experimental physics, theoretical physics and mathematics. He made major contributions to the theory of electromagnetism.Chapter 20 Gauss’s Law 第八章静电场 Karl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1835), German mathematician and physicist. He made a lot of contributions in the fields of experimental physics, theoretical physics and mathematics. He made major contributions to the theory of electromagnetism. 3. Gauss’ Law (P489-491)