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William Gilbert ( 24 May 1544 30 November 1603),

also known as Gilberd, was an English physician,
physicist and natural philosopher. He passionately
rejected both the prevailing Aristotelian philosophy and
the Scholastic method of university teaching. He is
remembered today largely for his book De
Magnete (1600), and is credited as one of the originators
of the term "electricity". He is regarded by some as
generally referred to as William Gilbert, he also went
under the name of William Gilberd. A unit of magneto
motive, also known as magnetic potential, was named
the Gilbert in his honor.
EARLY LIFE OF WILLIAM GILBERT
WILLIAM GILBERT or Gyleberde , the most distinguished
man of science in England during the reign of Queen
Elizabeth I, and the father of electric and magnetic
science ,was a member of an ancient Suffolk family ,long
resident in Clare and was born on the 24th of may 1544at
Colchester school, he entered St Johns College,
Cambridge 1558and after taking the degrees of BA and
MA, in due course , graduated MD in 1569, in which year
he was elected a senior fellow of his college .Soon
afterwards he left Cambridge ,and after spending 3 years
in Italy and other parts of Europe , settled in 1573in
London where he started practicing as physicist with
great success and applause.
Major Achievements