Hans Christian Oersted
Hans Christian Ørsted was a Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, which was the first connection found between electricity and magnetism. Oersted's law and the oersted are named after him.
Born:August 14, 1777, Rudkøbing, Denmark-Norway
Died:March 9, 1851, Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality:Danish, a Westman
Hans Christian Ørsted was a Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, which was the first connection found between electricity and magnetism. Oersted's law and the oersted are named after him.
Born:August 14, 1777, Rudkøbing, Denmark-Norway
Died:March 9, 1851, Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality:Danish, a Westman