hans christian oersted
1777 - 1851
The founder of the electromagnetic
Created "oersted" in a family closely related to science, his father was a chemical
Studied at the University of Copenhagen, not only so, but traveled a lot and met a group of eminent scientists of Europe, until he received a great deal of experimental science.
In 1806 the post of a respected university in the old.
Famous "oersted" after the allocated part of his time lecturing to the general public .. In one of those lectures delivered in April 1820 was the experience of being had not been conducted before, where the magnetic compass under the wire by passing an electric current and the observed deviation of the compass needle .. Aware of "oersted" the importance of what he saw, because until then, scientists had fully distinguish between the electrical and magnetic forces, however, that "oersted" proved that a close link between them.
Studies have led "oersted", which was developed by the scientists of the post to develop important scientific theories used in the design of many devices such as motorization and electrical generators
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