Edwin Hall
Edwin Hall | |
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| Born | Edwin Herbert Hall November 7, 1855 Gorham, Maine, US |
| Died | November 20, 1938 (aged 83) |
| Education | |
| Known for | Hall effect (1879) |
| Title | Rumford Professor of Physics (1914–21) |
| Predecessor | John Trowbridge |
| Successor | George W. Pierce |
| Awards | Oersted Medal (1937) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electromagnetism |
| Workplaces | Harvard University (1895–1921) |
| Thesis | On the New Action of Magnetism on a Permanent Electric Current (1880) |
| Henry A. Rowland | |
Doctoral students | Harvey N. Davis (1906) |
Edwin Herbert Hall (November 7, 1855 – November 20, 1938) was an American physicist who discovered the Hall effect. He also conducted thermoelectric research and wrote numerous physics textbooks and laboratory manuals.