hans christian oersted
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Hans Christian OerstedAugust 14, 1777- March 9, 1851
“The electric conflict is not restricted to the conducting wire, but that it has a rather extended sphere of activity around it.”
-Hans Christian Oersted
Discovered electromagnetism
Early Life• Born in Langeland,
Denmark (Danish)• Mother:Karen
Hermansen • Father:Soren Christian
Oersted• Younger brother:Anders
Sandoe Oersted• At age 12, helped father
in pharmacy
1793
•Attended Cophen
hagen University
1801
•Traveled Europe
1803
•Became teacher at Cophen
hagen
1820
•Discovers electromagnetism
1824
•Founded the
Society for
the Dissemination of Natural Science
1850
•Head of Polytechnical
Institute at Copen
hagen University
Contributions and Awards• Published book bout
mechanics; planned to cover all physics
• 1st to produce pure aluminum
• The Royal Society of London gave him Copley Medal
• French Academy awarded him 3,000 gold francs
• 1st Dutch satellite was named after Oersted
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