Francis Ronalds
19th-century English scientist and engineer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Francis Ronalds FRS (21 February 1788 ā 8 August 1873) was an English scientist and inventor, and arguably the first electrical engineer.[1] He was knighted for creating the first working electric telegraph over a substantial distance.[2] In 1816 he laid an eight-mile length of iron wire between wooden frames in his mother's garden and sent pulses using electrostatic generators.
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Sir Francis Ronalds FRS | |
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Born | (1788-02-21)21 February 1788 City of London, England |
Died | 8 August 1873(1873-08-08) (aged 85) Battle, East Sussex, England |
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Fields | Physics, electrical engineering, applied mechanics, meteorology, photography, archaeology |
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