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Georg Ohm was a German scientist who established the law, which is named after him, that states that current flow through a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference (voltage) and inversely proportional to resistance.

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BIOGRAPHY

  • Georg Simon Ohm was born in Erlangen, Brandenburg-Bayreuth, on March 16, 1789, to Johann Wolfgang Ohm, a locksmith, and Maria Elizabeth Beck, the daughter of an Erlangen tailor. Despite his parents’ lack of official schooling,  Ohm’s father was a known figure who had educated himself to a high degree and provided his boys with a good education through his lessons. When Georg was ten years old, his mother died. 
  • Only three of the family’s seven children lived to adulthood: Georg Simon, his younger brother Martin, a well-known mathematician, and his sister Elizabeth Barbara.
  • Georg and Martin’s father schooled them from an early age and raised them to a high level in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and philosophy. 
  • From the age of 11 to 15, Georg Simon attended Erlangen Gymnasium, where he got minimal scientific training, which contrasted strongly with the inspired teaching that both Georg and Martin received from their father. 
  • According to Karl Christian von Langsdorf, a professor at the University of Erlangen, this property made the Ohms resemble the Bernoulli family.
  • Academic life. Georg Ohm was sent to Switzerland by his father, who was concerned that his son was squandering his educational opportunities. Ohm obtained a post as a mathematics teacher in a school in Gottstadt be Nidau (Gottstatt Monastery today) in September 1806. 
  • In early 1809, Karl Christian von Langsdorf departed the University of Erlangen for a position at the University of Heidelberg. Ohm wished to resume his mathematical studies at Heidelberg with Langsdorf. However, Langsdorf recommended Ohm pursue mathematics independently, suggesting that he read books by Euler, Laplace, and Lacroix.
  • Ohm unwillingly followed his counsel, leaving his teaching position at the Monastery of Gottstatt in March 1809 to work as a private instructor in Neuchâtel. 
  • He worked as a tutor for two years while following Langsdorf’s suggestion and continuing his own mathematical studies. Then, in April 1811, he returned to Erlangen University.
  • Career as an educator. Ohm’s studies prepared him for his doctorate, which he got on October 25, 1811, from the University of Erlangen. 
  • He entered the faculty as a mathematics instructor instantly but ceased after three semesters due to poor opportunities. He received a low income as an educator. 
  • Ohm secured a position as a mathematics and physics teacher at a low-quality school in Bamberg from the Bavarian government in January 1813. 
  • Georg began creating an introductory geometry textbook to illustrate his ability after becoming dissatisfied with his employment. In February 1816, the school was closed. The Bavarian government then dispatched Ohm to a busy Bamberg school to assist with mathematics instruction.
  • Ohm delivered his manuscript to King Wilhelm III of Prussia after his appointment at Bamberg. On September 11, 1817, the King was pleased with Ohm’s book and granted him a job at the Jesuit Gymnasium in Cologne. 
  • Ohm was needed to teach physics in addition to mathematics at this institution since it had an excellent reputation for scientific education.  
  • Ohm was able to begin physics experiments since the physics laboratory was adequately equipped. He had considerable practical expertise with mechanical equipment, being the son of a locksmith.
  • In 1827, Ohm published Die galvanische Kette, mathematisch bearbeitet (A Mathematical Investigation of the Galvanic Circuit). Although Ohm’s work had a significant impact on theory, it was initially met with skepticism. 
  • His work was finally acknowledged by the Royal Society, which awarded him the Copley Medal in 1841. He joined the Royal Society as a foreign member in 1842 and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities as a full member in 1845.
  • Ohm published Beiträge zur Molecular-Physik in 1849. (Contributions to Molecular Physics). 
  • He claimed in the prologue to this work that he wanted to produce a second and third volume, as well as a fourth “if God granted me length of days for it”. 
  • He did not publish it after learning that an original discovery recorded in it had been predicted by a Swedish scientist, stating: “The episode has given a fresh and deep sense for my mind to the saying ‘Man proposes, and God disposes’.
  • The project that gave the first impetus to my inquiry has vanished into the mist, and a new one, undesigned by me, has been accomplished in its place.”
  • In 1854, Ohm died in Munich and was buried in the Alter Südfriedhof. A collection of his family letters would be published in a German book, revealing that he used to sign some of his letters with “Gott befohlen, G S Ohm”, which means “Commended to God”.

OHM’S LAW

  • A law that was formulated in 1826 and was introduced in Ohm’s published work in 1827, named Die galvanische Kette, mathematisch bearbeitet.
  • States that the current flowing in a circuit is directly proportional to the applied potential difference and inversely proportional to the resistance in the circuit.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where was Georg Ohm born?

Georg Simon Ohm was born in Erlangen, Brandenburg-Bayreuth, on March 16, 1789, to Johann Wolfgang Ohm, a locksmith, and Maria Elizabeth Beck, the daughter of an Erlangen tailor.

What is Georg Ohm known for?

Georg Ohm is known for Ohm’s Law. A scientific law that was formulated in 1826, it states that the current flowing in a circuit is directly proportional to the applied potential difference and inversely proportional to the resistance in the circuit.

Where did Georg Ohm study?

Georg Ohm was sent to Switzerland by his father, who was concerned that his son was squandering his educational opportunities. Ohm obtained a post as a mathematics teacher in a school in Gottstadt be Nidau (Gottstatt Monastery today) in September 1806.

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