Hertha Ayrton

Phoebe Sarah Hertha Ayrton, known in her adult life as Hertha Ayrton, was an English electrical engineer, mathematician, physicist and inventor, and suffragette. She was awarded the Hughes Medal by the Royal Society for her work on electric arcs and ripple marks in sand and water.

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Who was born first?

• Hertha Ayrton and Charles Algernon Parsons were born the same year
• Hertha Ayrton and George Eastman were born the same year
• Hertha Ayrton and Ottmar Mergenthaler were born the same year
• Hertha Ayrton and David Dunbar Buick were born the same year
• Hertha Ayrton was born 1 year before John Browning

Timeline

1. Charles Algernon ParsonsJune 13, 1854 – February 11, 1931
2. David Dunbar BuickSeptember 17, 1854 – March 5, 1929
3. George EastmanJuly 12, 1854 – March 14, 1932
4. Hertha Ayrton (this page)April 28, 1854 – August 23, 1923
5. Ottmar MergenthalerMay 11, 1854 – October 28, 1899
6. John BrowningJanuary 23, 1855 – November 26, 1926

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