Oersted Google Doodled
I always get a warm, fuzzy feeling when Google recognizes physicists in their Google doodle.
Today is Hans Christian Oersted’s birthday, and this famous physicist has been shown the love:
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Danish natural philosopher Oersted was one of the first physicists to link electricity and magnetism. His work paved the way for James Clerk Maxwell’s revolutionary four equations that perfectly mathematically-modeled electromagnetism.
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November 27th, 2009 at 3:25 am
Interesting post! I am a college sophomore with a dual major in Physics and Mathematics @ University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. By the way, i came across these excellent physics flashcards. Its also a great initiative by the FunnelBrain team. Amazing!!!