#1196 Overall Influence
Hans Christian Ørsted
Danish physicist and chemist
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Why is this person notable and influential?Hans Christian Ørsted was a Danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, which was the first connection found between electricity and magnetism. Oersted’s law and the oersted are named after him.
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How’s this person influential?#126 World Rank
Engineering
#167 World Rank
Chemistry
#217 World Rank
Physics