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Physics 415: Electromagnetic Theory I
Prof. S. Teitel stte@pas.rochester.edu ----- Fall 2002
A Brief History of Electromagnetism
1770-90
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Cavendish and Coulomb establish foundations of electrostatics
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1820
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Oersted makes connection between flowing charge and magnetism
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1820s
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Ampere identifies currents as the source of all magnetism (even permanent magnets)
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1831
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Faraday (also Henry) discovers that time varying magnetic fields serve as sources for electric fields
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1864
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Maxwell puts it all together
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1887
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Hertz demonstrates existence of electromagnetic radiation |
For a more extensive timeline, including optics, go
here or here.
For more brief biographies of the key players, go here.
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