Georg Simon Ohm

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Georg Simon Ohm

     At the time Georg Simon Ohm was born not much was known about
electricity, he was out to change this.  Georg grew up in Bavaria which is why
most information about Georg is in German.  There is even a College named after
him: Georg-Simon-Ohm Fachhochschule Nuernberg.  To much dismay not a whole lot
has been written about him.  Usually you will find a paragraph of the summary of
his life.  I hope to change this flaw in the history books by telling you as
much as I could find on his life.

     When Georg was growing up his dad, owner of a prosperous locksmith
business, wanted young Georg to study mathematics before joining the family
business.  Georg attended a Gymnasium, like a college, in Erlangen, Bavaria (now
Germany) .  During his time at this Gymnasium a professor noticed how  he
excelled in math.  This professor's name was Karl Christian von Langsdorf, Georg
owes this man much credit from his recommendations to others.

     After he graduated he took a job teaching mathematics at Erlangen
University in 1805. He spent the next years looking for a better teaching
position.  He found what he was looking for in 1817 when a job was made
available to him at Cologne Gymnasium.  He now looked to research electrical
current.  In 1827 he published Die galvanishce Kette, mathematisch bearbeit (The
Galvanic Circuit, Mathematically Treated).  This was a mathematical description
of conduction in circuits modeled after Fourier's study of heat conduction.
This is also known as Ohm's Law.

     Ohm's Law, which is Georg's greatest accomplishment, started as an
experiment.  The experiment's purpose was to find the relationship between
current and the length of the wire carrying it.  Ohm's results proved that as
the wire increased the current decreased.

        Ohm came up with a formula to state these findings.  It is V=IR, where
as V=Voltage, I=Current, and R=Resistance. Ohm came up with a statem...

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