Hans Christian Ørsted (often rendered Oersted in English;) was a Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, an important aspect of electromagnetism. He shaped post-Kantian philosophy and advances in science throughout the late 19th century. Ørsted was the first modern thinker to explicitly describe and name the thought experiment.

A leader of the so-called Danish Golden Age, Ørsted was a close friend of Hans Christian Andersen and the brother of politician and jurist Anders Sandøe Ørsted, who eventually served as Danish prime minister (1853–54). The oersted (Oe), the cgs unit of magnetic H-field strength, is named after him.... More • http://en.wikipedia. ... C3%98rsted View • Books • Images • Videos • Search Related • Chemists • Scientists • 1820s • 1830s • Denmark • Electricity • Industrial Revolution • Magnetism • Physicists • 18th Century • 19th Century • People