|
See also:AYRTON, See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
WILLIAM See also:EDWARD (1847-1908) , See also:English physicist, was See also:born in See also:London on the 14th of See also:September 1847. He was educated at University See also:College, London, and in 1868 went out to See also:Bengal in the service of the See also:Indian See also:Government See also:Telegraph See also:department. In 1873 he was appointed See also:professor of physics and telegraphy at the Imperial College of See also:Engineering, Tokio. On his return to London six years later he became professor of applied physics at the See also:Finsbury College of the See also:City and Guilds of London Technical See also:Institute, and in 1884 he was chosen professor of See also:electrical engineering at the Central Technical College, See also:South See also:Kensington. He published, both alone and jointly with others, a large number of papers on See also:physical, and in particular electrical, subjects, and his name was especially associated, together with that of Professor See also:John See also:Perry, with the invention of a See also:long See also:series of electrical measuring See also:instruments. He died in London on the 8th of See also:November 1908. His wife, Mrs See also:Hertha Ayrton, whom he married in 1885, assisted him in his researches, and became known for her scientific See also:work on the electric arc and other subjects. The Royal Society awarded her one of its Royal medals in 1906.
End of Article: AYRTON, WILLIAM EDWARD (1847-1908)
Additional information and Comments
There are no comments yet for this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click, and select "copy." Then paste it into your website, email, or other HTML.
Site content, images, and layout Copyright © 2006 - Net Industries, worldwide.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
Links to articles and home page are always encouraged.
|
del.icio.us it!