Inventions and Contribution of Hans Christian Oersted to Electronics

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Electronics >> History of Electronics >> Inventions and Contribution of Hans Christian Oersted to Electronics

In the year 1820 Hans Christian Oersted (1777-1851) in Denmark demonstrated a relationship between electricity and magnetism by showing that an electrical wire carrying a current will deflect a magnetic needle.

The CGS unit for magnetic field strength is named after him.

Hans Christian Oersted

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