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The International Electrotechnical Commission, now in its centenary year, seeks short articles on figures in the history of electrical science, technology and computing (see list below ranging over 2000 years) to supplement its online survey at http://www.iec.ch/100years/techline/
An example of the type of information I'm looking for is the article written by E. Philip Krider, Professor in the Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the University of Arizona in Tucson, on "Benjamin Franklin and Lightning Rods" -
see http://www.iec.ch/100years/techline/Benjamin_Franklin.pdf
I should be very grateful if you were able to contribute in any way to this project by submitting material for publication.
Yours sincerely,
Philippa Martin-King
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
P.O. Box 131
3, rue de Varembé
1211 Genčve 20
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Web: www.iec.ch
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Thales Magnetism, atomic theory
Democritus Magnetism, atomic theory
Lucretius Magnetism, atomic theory
Pliny the Elder Magnetism, atomic theory
Peregrinus, Peter Magnetism
He, Zheng Magnetism, navigational compass
Gilbert, William Magnetism, geomagnetism, static electricity
Guericke, Otto von Static electricity, vacuum
Franklin, Benjamin Electrostatics, theory, capacitor
Coulomb, Charles-Augustin de Charge, laws of electrostatics
Galvani, Luigi Bioelectrogenesis, galvanism
Volta, Alessandro Battery, current
Oersted, Hans Christian Electromagnetism
Ampčre, André Marie Electrodynamics, current
Ohm, Georg Simon Resistance
Faraday, Michael Electromagnetic field, electromagnetic induction, electrolysis
Henry, Joseph Telegraph
Gauss, Johan Karl Friedrich Geomagnetism
Wheatstone, Charles Telegraph
Cooke, William Telegraph
Morse, Samuel Telegraph
Weber ,Wilhelm Geomagnetism
Thomson, William (Lord Kelvin) Thermodynamics, telegraph, navigational compass, IEC
Siemens, Wilhelm (William) Telegraph, dynamo
Siemens, Werner Telegraph, dynamo
Maxwell, James Clerk Electromagnetic field, electromagnetic waves
Bell, Alexander Graham Telephone
Swan, Joseph Lighting / light bulb (incandescent)
Krizík, Frantisek Lighting (arc), traction
Ferranti, Sebastian Ziani de Current (alternating), power station
Edison, Thomas Alva Lighting / light bulb (incandescent), power station, phonograph, current (direct)
Latimer, Lewis Howard Telephone, lighting / light bulb (incandescent), African-American
Miller, Oskar von Electrical transmission
Wright, John J. Traction
Zipernowsky, Károly Current (alternating), electrical transmission
Tesla, Nikola Current (alternating), induction motor, fluorescent light
Parsons, Charles Turbine generator
Déri, Miksa Current (alternating), transformer
Heaviside, Oliver Electromagnetic, radio
Bláthy, Otto Current (alternating), transformer
Westinghouse, George Current (alternating), power station
Hertz, Heinrich Electromagnetic waves
Kennedy, Alexander Traction, power station
Ayrton, Hertha Marks Lighting (arc), women in engineering
Stanojevic, Djordje Current (alternating), power station, power transmission, radio
Puskás, Tivadar Telegraph, telephone
Pupin, Mihajlo Telegraph, telephone, radio
Merrill, William Henry Safety
Röntgen, Wilhelm Conrad X-ray
Marconi, Guglielmo Radio
Righi, Augusto Electromagnetism, electromagnetic waves
Thomson, Joseph John Electron, atomic theory
Braun, Ferdinand Radio, television
Poulsen, Valdemar Radio
Giorgi, Giovanni Electromagnetic unit, IEC, units
Kandó, Kálmán Induction motor, traction, electrical transmission
Merz, Charles Current (alternating), power station, power transmission
Lorentz, Hendrik Antoon Electromagnetism, electron, relativity
Fleming, John Ambrose Current (alternating), radio, electronics, thermionic valve
Fortescue, Charles LeGeyt Transformer, circuit design
Crompton, Colonel R.E.B. Power station, appliances, IEC
Siemens, Alexander Telegraph, dynamo, IEC
Fessenden, Reginald Radio
Barbagelata, Angelo Current (alternating), transformer
Emanueli, Luigi Current (alternating), electrical transmission, telecommunication
Kamerlingh Onnes, Heike Superconductivity
Artigas Sanz, José Antonio de Lighting / light bulb (incandescent), IEC, standards
Einstein, Albert Quantum theory, relativity theory, electromagnetic field
Erlang, Agner Krarup Telephone, telecommunication
Bijl, Hendrik van der Electron, vacuum, electrical transmission
Appleton, Edward Radio, radar
Groszkowski, Janusz Radio, radar, electronics, television
Yagi, Hidetsugu Radio, electromagnetic waves
Tihanyi, Kálmán Television
Takayanagi, Kenjiro Television
Budeanu, Constantin Units, power transmission
Jansa, Frantisek Traction
Cockcroft, John Subatomic particle, particle accelerator
Hell, Rudolf Radio, television, facsimile transmission
Philips, Frederik Jacque "Frits" Telecommunication, electronics, appliances
List, Vladimir Standards, traction
Ruska, Ernst Electron microscope
Dorsey, John Worthington Current (direct)
Väisälä, Vilho Radiosonde, meteorology
Küpfmüller, Karl Telecommunication
Schonland, Basil Ferdinand Jamieson Lightning, atomic energy
Ardenne, Manfred von Radio, television, electron microscope
González Camarena, Guillermo Television, radio
Zuse, Konrad Computing
Bay, Zoltán Radar
Radulet, Remus IEC, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV)
Shima, Hideo Traction
Hopps, John A. "Jack" Pacemaker, biomedical engineering
Walton, Ernest Thomas Sinton Particle accelerator
Hiruma, Teruo Photo-detector
Zemanek, Heinz Computing
El Koshairy, Mahmoud Abdel Baki Power station, power transmission, IEC
Namekawa, Kouroku Radar, biomedical engineering
Wadley, Trevor Radar, radio
Inose, Hiroshi Telephone, digital, networks (information)
Kilby, Jack Integrated circuit, electronics
Noyce, Robert Integrated circuit, electronics
Yagasaki, Akihiko Electromagnetic interference, transformer
Bruch, Walter Radio, television
Bottani, Ercole Power transmission, standards, electromagnetism
Kao, Charles Fibre optics, telecommunication
Hounsfield,Godfrey CAT Scan (Computer Axial Tomography)
Keck, Donald B. Fibre optics, telecommunication
Schultz, Peter C. Fibre optics, telecommunication
Maurer, Robert D. Fibre optics, telecommunication
Mori, Ken-ichi Computing
Kasai, Chihiro Ultrasound, biomedical engineering
Otrokhov, Vladimir Nikolayevitch IEC, standards
Berners-Lee, Tim World Wide Web, hypertext, computing
Merhaut, Josef Electroacoustics, IEC
Mlakar, France IEC, standards
Oshima, Mitsuaki Digital, television, camera
Brandenburg, Karlheinz MP3
Reimers, Ulrich Television, digital
Biegelmeier, Gottfried Safety
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