biography
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Siemens, (Ernst) Werner von
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pronunciation:
[zeemens]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1816–92)
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| biography:
| Electrical engineer, born in Lenthe, NC Germany (formerly Prussia), the brother of William (Wilhelm) Siemens. In 1834 he entered the Prussian artillery, and in 1844 took charge of the artillery workshops at Berlin. He developed the telegraphic system in Prussia, founded a telegraph manufacturing firm (Siemens & Halske) in 1847, devised several forms of galvanometer, and determined the electrical resistance of different substances. He also built the first electric motor used in the electrification of railway lines (1878), which was demonstrated at the Berlin Fair the following year. He was ennobled in 1888. |
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