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Georg Ohm

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Georg Ohm was a German mathematician and physicist. As a school teacher, Ohm began his research with the new electrochemical cell, invented by Italian scientist Alessandro Volta. Using equipment of his own creation, Ohm found that there is a direct proportionality between the potential difference (voltage) applied across a conductor and the resultant electric current; this relation is known as Ohm's law.

Facts
Birth Year
1789 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1789-03-16 2
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1854-07-06 2
Death Year
1854 1
Death Place
Munich, Germany 1
Nationality
Kingdom of Bavaria 1
Notable Work
Ohm's law 1
Birthplace
Erlangen, Germany 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Mathematics 1
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1. Georg Ohm (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1854-07-06T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): Kingdom of Bavaria
    Q154195
  • P20 (place of death): Munich, Germany
    Q1726
  • P19 (place of birth): Erlangen, Germany
    Q3126
  • P800 (notable work): Ohm's law
    Q41591
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2. Georg Ohm (Wikipedia)
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    was a German mathematician and physicist. As a school teacher, Ohm began his research with the new electrochemical cell, invented by Italian scientist Alessandro Volta. Using equipment of his own creation, Ohm found that there is a direct proportionality between the potential difference (voltage) applied across a conductor and the resultant electric current; this relation is known as Ohm's law.
  • Infobox, Born
    16 March 1789
  • Infobox, Died
    6 July 1854
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Georg Simon Ohm (Wikipedia)
WikipediaWorks In: Electromagnetism, Infobox, fields
Quote, Works In: Electromagnetism, Infobox, fields
Infobox fields: Acoustics electromagnetism
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