In the year 1820, a pivotal moment in science emerged when Danish physicist Hans Christian Ørsted made an astonishing ...

Probably not even the physics geeks remember much about Hans Christian Ørsted, although Google's Doodle logo illustrates his key discovery. That is, if you run a current through a wire – in this case, ...

Today we're celebrating the birthday of Hans Christian Ørsted, who as I'm sure you know is principally remembered for discovering that electric currents create a magnetic field. What you may not know ...

In 1820, Hans Christian Ørsted serendipitously discovered the link between electricity and magnetism during a classroom ...

Voltaic electricity announced -- The electrochemists -- The elusive force -- Hans Christian Oersted -- Discovery of electromagnetism -- Ampère's electrodynamics -- Romagnosi and Mojon -- Applied ...

Today, if you visit Google you might notice a whacky logo that might appear to you as a bomb of some sort. In reality, it is Google celebrating the birthday of Hans Christian Ørsted. Who? Well, he was ...

The image shows a cord connected with a battery in the shape of the Google logo. Clicking on the link takes web surfers through to a Google results page for searches on the physicist and his life.

ON July 21, 1820, Hans Christian Oersted, of Copenhagen, announced his great discovery to the world in a circular letter in Latin, “Experi-menta circa effectione conflictus electric! in acum ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Hans Christian Oersted (1777-1851) ...