The document discusses the contributions of 5 scientists - Ampere, Faraday, Hertz, Maxwell, and Orsted - to electromagnetic theory. Ampere formulated Ampere's Law describing the electromagnetic forces between electric currents. Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction and diamagnetism. Hertz provided evidence of Maxwell's electromagnetic theory by generating and detecting radio waves. Orsted discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, known as Orsted's Law. Maxwell unified existing knowledge into a set of equations that described electromagnetism as a single phenomenon.
The document discusses the contributions of 5 scientists - Ampere, Faraday, Hertz, Maxwell, and Orsted - to electromagnetic theory. Ampere formulated Ampere's Law describing the electromagnetic forces between electric currents. Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction and diamagnetism. Hertz provided evidence of Maxwell's electromagnetic theory by generating and detecting radio waves. Orsted discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, known as Orsted's Law. Maxwell unified existing knowledge into a set of equations that described electromagnetism as a single phenomenon.
The document discusses the contributions of 5 scientists - Ampere, Faraday, Hertz, Maxwell, and Orsted - to electromagnetic theory. Ampere formulated Ampere's Law describing the electromagnetic forces between electric currents. Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction and diamagnetism. Hertz provided evidence of Maxwell's electromagnetic theory by generating and detecting radio waves. Orsted discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, known as Orsted's Law. Maxwell unified existing knowledge into a set of equations that described electromagnetism as a single phenomenon.