Hertha Marks Ayrton
Electrical engineer, Award Winner
1854 – 1923
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Who was Hertha Marks Ayrton?
Phoebe Sarah Hertha Ayrton was an English engineer, mathematician, physicist, and inventor. She was awarded the Hughes Medal by the Royal Society for her work on electric arcs and ripples in sand and water.
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- Born
- Apr 28, 1854
Portsea - Spouses
- William Edward Ayrton
(1885 - )
- William Edward Ayrton
- Religion
- Agnosticism
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- University of London
- Girton College, Cambridge
- University of Cambridge
- Died
- Aug 23, 1923
Bexhill-on-Sea
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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