William Sturgeon

Physicist, Inventor

1783 – 1850

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Who was William Sturgeon?

William Sturgeon was an English physicist and inventor who made the first electromagnets, and invented the first practical English electric motor.

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Born
May 22, 1783
Whittington
Also known as
  • Стёрджен, Уильям
Nationality
  • England
Profession
Died
Dec 4, 1850
Prestwich

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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