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Moritz Jacobi

Lithographie of German physicist Rudolf Hoffmann, 1856.

German physicist Moritz Jacobi (1801–1874) invented the first rotating electric motor in 1834.

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Moritz Jacobi

German physicist Moritz Jacobi (1801–1874) invented the first rotating electric motor in 1834.

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Rights: Public domain

Published: 15 January 2017Size: 133.17 KB

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Dr Juergen Meyer

Position: Lecturer and researcher Field: Medical physics Organisation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury

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Dr Wilhelm Röntgen

Position: Historical scientist Field: Radiation Physics

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Make an electric motor

Three historic discoveries were instrumental in the development of electric motors – the invention of the battery by Alessandro Volta ...

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The Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao is funded through the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Science in Society Initiative.