Werner von Siemens

Werner von Siemens
1885 portrait
Born
Ernst Werner Siemens

(1816-12-13)13 December 1816
Died6 December 1892(1892-12-06) (aged 75)
Known forFounder of Siemens AG
AwardsPour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts (1886)
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical engineer, inventor

Ernst Werner Siemens (von Siemens from 1888; English: /ˈsm.ənz/ SEEM-ənz;[1] German: [ˈziːməns, -mɛns];[2] 13 December 1816 – 6 December 1892) was a German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist. Siemens's name has been adopted as the SI unit of electrical conductance, the siemens. He founded the electrical and telecommunications conglomerate Siemens and invented the electric tram, trolley bus, electric locomotive and electric elevator.

  1. ^ Wells, John (3 April 2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Pearson Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
  2. ^ Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0

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