Johann Christian Poggendorff
Physicist, Deceased Person
1796 – 1877
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Who was Johann Christian Poggendorff?
Johann Christian Poggendorff, was a German physicist born in Hamburg. By far the greater and more important part of his work related to electricity and magnetism. Poggendorff is known for his electrostatic motor which is analogous to Wilhelm Holtz's electrostatic machine. In 1841 he described the use of the potentiometer for measurement of electrical potentials without current draw.
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- Born
- Dec 29, 1796
Hamburg - Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- Died
- Jan 24, 1877
Berlin
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on July 23, 2013
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