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Hans Christian Oersted
Biography of Hans Christian Oersted, Danish physicist and chemist, who established relationship of electricity and magnetism, grounding the science of electromagnetics.
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Oersted's Electromagnetic Effects
During a class, Oersted noticed that a compass near a wire carrying electricity was affected by the current induced magnetic field.
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Andre-Marie Ampere
Brief biography of French scientist André-Marie Ampère who laid the foundation of electromagnetism, he called electrodynamics.
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The Electromagnetic Field
An electric current creates a curling magnetic field. When placed in an external field, a force acts on the wire. This magnetic force is what drives the electric motor.
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Understanding Ampere's Law
Ampere's Law allows physicists to determine the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field induced by an electric current.
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Understanding Faraday's Law
A changing magnetic field will induce an electric current and corresponding electric potential difference according to Faraday's Law of electromagnetic induction.
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Introduction to Magnetism
An introduction to magnetism!
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Electromagnetic Induction
Why is it when a magnet is moved in the direction of a copper wire coil, a current can then be measured in the coil?
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James Clerk Maxwell Biography
Life and works of James Clerk Maxwell, considered the 19th century's greatest scientist, famous for electromagnetism and Maxwell's Equations.
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Understanding Lenz's Law
Lenz's law, giving the direction of induced electromagnetic fields, is a consequence of the law of conservation of energy.
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Michael Faraday, Life and Works
Brief biography of Michael Faraday, greatest experimental scientist in history, famous for his breakthroughs in electricity and electrochemistry.
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