Ohm’s Law: History and Biography

A biography of high school teacher Georg Ohm. How Ohm wrote his law, why it was hated and how it become accepted in scientific communities. Links: My mailing list: My Patreon Page: The video about Faraday where I mention Wheatstone’s fear of public speaking: As usual, a big thank you to the fabulous Kim Nalley for singing “electricity“ and some background music. Karl Christian von Langsdorf to Johann Ohm (1804) found in “Obituary notices of deceased Fellows: George Simon Ohm” Proceedings of Royal Society of London (Jan 1, 1856) vol. 7 p. 599 According to Jungnickel, C and McCormmach, R Intellectual Mastery of Nature: Theoretical Physics from Ohm to Einstein, Volume 1 (1990) p. 52 Ohm, G “Ueber Elektricitätsleiter” Journal für Chemie und Physik (herausgegeben von Dr. Schweigger u Dr. Meinecke) vol 44 (1825) p. 12 Poggendorf letter to the editor quoted in Schagrin, M “Resistance to Ohm’s Law” (Feb 4, 1963) American Journal of Physics vo. 31 No. 7 p. 542 Schagrin, M “Resistance to Ohm’s Law” (Feb 4, 1963) American Journal of Physics vo. 31 No. 7 p. 545 Ohm, G “Bestimmung des Gesetzes…” Journal für Chemie und Physik vol. 46 (1826) p. 25 translated and found in Schagrin, M “Resistance to Ohm’s Law” (Feb 4, 1963) American Journal of Physics vo. 31 No. 7 p. 543 Georg Ohm in 1826 translated and quoted in Appleyard, R Pioneers of Electrical Communication (1968) p. 199 Jungnickel, C and McCormmach, R Intellectual Mastery of Nature: Theoretical Physics from Ohm to Einstein, Volume 1 (1990) p. 53 Quoted and translated by Tyndall, J “Reports on the Progress of the Physical Sciences” London, Edinburgh and Dublin Phil. Mag. [Forth Series] (May 1852) p. 322 Schagrin, M “Resistance to Ohm’s Law” (Feb 4, 1963) American Journal of Physics vo. 31 No. 7 p. 540 Found in Lloyd William, T Physics, the pioneer science (1959) p. 668 Dr. J. Lamont “Obituary notices of deceased Fellows: George Simon Ohm” Proceedings of Royal Society of London (Jan 1, 1856) vol. 7 p. 600 According to Jungnickel, C and McCormmach, R Intellectual Mastery of Nature: Theoretical Physics from Ohm to Einstein, Volume 1 (1990) p. 57-8 Sturgeon, W “Description of an Electro-magnetic Engine” The Annals of Electricity, vol. 1 (October, 1836) p. 78 Jacobi, M “On the application of Electro-magnetism to the moving of Machines” (April 1835) The Annals of Electricity, Magnetism, and Chemistry (Oct 1837) p. 422 “On the translation of Foreign Scientific Memoirs” British Association for the Advancement of Science Report of the Annual Meeting vo. 10 (1841) p. 446 Bowers, B Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS (2001) p. 102 Taylor, R Scientific Memoirs Selected from The Transactions … vol. 2 (1841) p. 401 Copley Medal 1841 “George Simon Ohm” The Royal Society Wheatstone, C “The Bakerian Lecture” (June 15, 1843) Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society vol. 133 p. 303 Found in Alois, K Christianity and the Leaders of Modern Science (1911) p. 132-3 Dr. J. Lamont “Obituary notices of deceased Fellows: George Simon Ohm” Proceedings of Royal Society of London (Jan 1, 1856) vol. 7 p. 602 Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (1865) Foldout between p. 348 and 349