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Aug 14, 2008

Hans Christian Oersted

Great Thinkers Datebook: August 14

Today, August 14, is the birthday of Hans Christian Oersted (1777-1851), Danish Physicist and educator. He is considered the founder of the science of electromagnetism.

Hans Christian Oersted took the first steps in explaining the relationship between electricity and magnetism. He was also the first scientist to isolate pure metallic aluminum.

The 'Oersted' unit of magnetic field strength is named after him.
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