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Hans Christian Ørsted (/ ˈ ɜːr s t ɛ d /; [5] Danish: [ˈhænˀs ˈkʰʁestjæn ˈɶɐ̯steð] ⓘ; anglicized as Oersted; [note 1] 14 August 1777 – 9 March 1851) was a Danish chemist and physicist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields. This phenomenon is known as Oersted's law. He also discovered aluminium, a ...
The H. C. Ørsted Monument in 1876 The H. C. Ørsted Monument photographed by Fritz Theodor Benzen in September 1902 The H. C. Ørsted Monument photographed by Julius Aagaard. The idea for the monument was conceived in early 1860 by Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann as mentioned by Hans Christian Andersen in Mit livs eventyr. A committee was set up ...
The monument over Hans Christian Ørsted stands on the former Holck's Bastion. It was designed by Jens Adolf Jerichau and erected in 1876, when work on the park just started. The monument consists of a bronze statue of Ørsted mounted on a granite plinth. Ørsted is seen demonstrating the effect of an electric current on a magnetic needle. With ...
Thomas Johann Seebeck (German: [ˈtoːmas ˈjoːhan ˈzeːbɛk]; 9 April 1770 – 10 December 1831) was a German physicist who observed a relationship between heat and magnetism. Danish physicist Hans Christian Ørsted later called this phenomenon the thermoelectric effect .
Hans Christian Ørsted. Hans Christian Ørsted (August 14, 1777 – March 9, 1851) was a Danish physicist and chemist, influenced by the thinking of Immanuel Kant. He is best known for discovering the relationship between electricity and magnetism known as electromagnetism. From 1806, Ørsted was a professor at the University of Copenhagen.
Hans Christian Ørsted. Hans Christian Ørsted (14 August 1777 – 9 March 1851) was a Danish physicist and chemist, influenced by the thinking of Immanuel Kant. He is best known for discovering the relationship between electricity and magnetism known as electromagnetism. From 1806, Ørsted was a professor at the University of Copenhagen.
The H. C. Ørsted Medal is a medal for scientific achievement awarded by the Danish Society for the Dissemination of Natural Science (danish: Selskabet for naturlærens udbredelse). It is named after founder of the society Hans Christian Ørsted , and awarded chiefly to Danes .
Hans Ørsted may refer to: Hans Christian Ørsted (1777–1851), Danish chemist and physicist; Hans-Henrik Ørsted (born 1954), Danish track cyclist; See also.