Nikolatesla

Revolvingmagneticfieldinductionmotor,Teslacoil,polyphasetransmissionsystems,
transformer

Johnambrosefleming

Englishelectricalengineerandphysicist.Inventedthefirstvacuumtubeanddiode.Famous
forthelefthandrule(forelectricmotors).

Michaelfaraday

heiscommonlyregardedasthefatherofelectricalengineering.SIunitofcapacitance,thefarad,Faraday
constantandFaraday'slawofinductionarenamedafterhim.

Alessandrovolta

Italianphysicistbestknownforthedevelopmentofthevoltaicpile(battery).SIunitof
voltage,thevoltisnameda fterhim.

Andremarieampere

Frenchphysicistw how orkedone lectromagnetism.TheSIunitofcurrent,thea mpereis

nameda fterhim.

Charlesproteussteinmetz
AmericanMathematiciana ndElectricalEngineer.Instrumentalindevelopingtheoriesof
alternatingcurrentta ndhysteresis.

georgsimonohm

Germanphysicisthavinginfluenceonthedevelopmentofe lectricaltheory,specifically
OhmsLaw.SIunitofresistance,theohmisnameda fterhim.

Gustavrobertkirchhoff

Germanphysicistw hocontributedtothefundamentalunderstandingofe lectricalcircuits.

Famousforhistwolawsofcircuittheory.

Heinrichhertz

Germanphysicistw hodemonstratethee xistenceofe lectromagneticw aves.SIUnitoffrequency,

Hertzisnameda fterHim.

Jamesclerkmaxwell

Scottishmathematical

physicist.Formulateda setofe quationsonthebasiclawsofe lectricitya ndmagnetism,called

Maxwell'se quations.

jamesprescottjoule

Discoveredtherelationbetweencurrentthrougha resistancea ndheatdissipated,nowcalled

Joule'slaw.SIunitofw ork,thejouleisnameda fterhim.

Thomasalvaedison

ProlificAmericaninventor,w ithover1,000patents.Mostfamousforthedevelopmentofthe
practicalincandescentlightbulb.

Wilhelmeduardweber

Germanphysicistw homadesignificantcontributionstow avetheory,a nde lectromagnetism.SI

unitofmagneticflux,thew eber,isnameda fterhim.