Georg Simon Ohm was born on 16 March 1789 in Erlangen. A German physicist and mathematician, Ohm discovered the law that bears his name, which states that the current through a conductor is proportional to the voltage across it. He published the result in 1827 in a mathematical treatment of electric circuits, but it was at first poorly received by his contemporaries, and he resigned from a teaching post in Cologne. His work was later recognized by the Royal Society in London, which awarded him the Copley Medal in 1841. He became a professor in Munich, and the unit of electrical resistance, the ohm, is named in his honor.
Before and after
- 1789Discovery of zirconium
- 1789Discovery of uranium
- 1789Discovery of carbon
- 1789Lavoisier publishes his Elementary Treatise on Chemistry
- 16 March 1789Birth of Georg Simon Ohm
- 28 April 1789Mutiny on the Bounty
- 20 June 1789Tennis Court Oath
- from 14 July 1789 to 9 November 1799French Revolution
- 21 August 1789Birth of Augustin-Louis Cauchy
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