William Sturgeon

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inventor physicist

William Sturgeon was a 19th-century English physicist and inventor best known for creating the first practical electromagnet and contributing significantly to early electrical engineering.

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William A. Sturgeon 1
William B. Sturgeon 1
William C. Sturgeon 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf inventor ⓘ
physicist ⓘ
citizenshipStatus British subject ⓘ
contributedTo practical applications of electromagnetism ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
fieldOfWork electrical engineering ⓘ
electromagnetism ⓘ
physics ⓘ
influenced development of electrical machinery ⓘ
later electrical engineers ⓘ
knownFor contributions to early electrical engineering ⓘ
early development of electric motors ⓘ
first practical electromagnet ⓘ
movement Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableAchievement demonstrated lifting power of electromagnets ⓘ
notableInvention early electric motor designs ⓘ
practical electromagnet ⓘ
occupation electrical engineer ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
lecturer ⓘ
physicist ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
studied electricity ⓘ
magnetism ⓘ
workLocation England ⓘ

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this entity surface form: William J. Sturgeon
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this entity surface form: William D. Sturgeon
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this entity surface form: William E. Sturgeon
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this entity surface form: William G. Sturgeon
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this entity surface form: William I. Sturgeon
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this entity surface form: William K. Sturgeon
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this entity surface form: William N. Sturgeon
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this entity surface form: William O. Sturgeon
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this entity surface form: William P. Sturgeon
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this entity surface form: William S. Sturgeon
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this entity surface form: William T. Sturgeon
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this entity surface form: William V. Sturgeon
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this entity surface form: William W. Sturgeon