• DocumentCode
    1462367
  • Title

    Ten founding fathers of electrical science: Vii. Karl Friedrich Gauss

  • Author

    Dibner, Bern

  • Author_Institution
    Burndy Engineering Company, Inc., Norwalk, Conn.
  • Volume
    73
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1954
  • Firstpage
    874
  • Lastpage
    875
  • Abstract
    Karl Friedrich Gauss, astronomer, mathematician, and electrical experimenter, was the discoverer of the Gauss theorem in the mathematics of electricity. With Wilhelm Weber, he constructed an electric telegraph and extended data on terrestrial magnetism.
  • Keywords
    Earth; Extraterrestrial measurements; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Magnetoelectric effects; Magnetometers; Wires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1954.6439012
  • Filename
    6439012