Hans Christian Ørsted

Hans Christian Ørsted, sometimes transliterated as Oersted, was a Danish chemist and physicist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields. This phenomenon is known as Oersted's law. He also discovered aluminium, a chemical element.

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Who was born first?

• Hans Christian Ørsted was born 1 year before Joseph Aspdin
• Hans Christian Ørsted was born 1 year before Humphry Davy
• Hans Christian Ørsted was born 2 years after Farkas Bolyai
• Hans Christian Ørsted was born 2 years after André-Marie Ampère
• Hans Christian Ørsted was born 4 years before George Stephenson

Timeline

1. André-Marie AmpèreJanuary 20, 1775 – June 10, 1836
2. Farkas BolyaiFebruary 9, 1775 – November 20, 1856
3. Hans Christian Ørsted (this page)August 14, 1777 – March 9, 1851
4. Humphry DavyDecember 17, 1778 – May 29, 1829
5. Joseph AspdinDecember 25, 1778 – March 20, 1855
6. George StephensonJune 9, 1781 – August 12, 1848

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