Hans Christian OerstedAugust 14, 1777- March 9, 1851

“The electric conflict is not restricted to the conducting wire, but that it has a rather extended sphere of activity around it.”

-Hans Christian Oersted

Discovered electromagnetism

Early Life• Born in Langeland,

Denmark (Danish)• Mother:Karen

Hermansen • Father:Soren Christian

Oersted• Younger brother:Anders

Sandoe Oersted• At age 12, helped father

in pharmacy

1793

•Attended Cophen

hagen University

1801

•Traveled Europe

1803

•Became teacher at Cophen

hagen

1820

•Discovers electromagnetism

1824

•Founded the

Society for

the Dissemination of Natural Science

1850

•Head of Polytechnical

Institute at Copen

hagen University

Contributions and Awards• Published book bout

mechanics; planned to cover all physics

• 1st to produce pure aluminum

• The Royal Society of London gave him Copley Medal

• French Academy awarded him 3,000 gold francs

• 1st Dutch satellite was named after Oersted

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