Hans Christian Oersted
1777-1851
Danish Physicist
In 1820 Hans Oersted described the action of an electric current on a magnetized needle, demonstrating a connection between electric and magnetic forc...
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The Barrage de la Rance was the first hydroelectric power plant to generate energy using tidal power. (Corbis-Bettmann)
Oersted, Hans Christian (1777–1851)
Hans Christian Oersted, the so...
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The Danish physicist Hans Christian Oersted (1777-1851) was the first to notice the interaction of electric current and the magnetic needle, thereby initiating the study of electromagnetism.Hans Oerst...
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The son of a pharmacist, Hans Oersted was born on August 14, 1777, in Rudkjöbing, Langeland, Denmark. He began training to follow in his father's footsteps, but instead of continuing on to a care...
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Danish physicist and philosopher Hans Christian Ørsted is best known for discoverering the connection between electricity and magnetism known as electromagnetism. Ørsted was born in Rudk...
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Hans Christian Oersted
Oersted, Hans Christian (1777-1851)
Hans Christian Oersted
Hans Christian Oersted
Hans Christian Ørsted