• DocumentCode
    71184
  • Title

    Augustus Matthiessen: His Studies on Electrical Conductivities and the Origins of his “Rule” [Scanning Our Past]

  • Author

    Reif-Acherman, Simon

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Chem. Eng., Univ. del Valle, Cali, Colombia
  • Volume
    103
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    Apr-15
  • Firstpage
    713
  • Lastpage
    721
  • Abstract
    This article describes the achievements of Augustus Matthiessen in the scientific context of events in the 19th century, especially in the specific area of electric technology.
  • Keywords
    biographies; electrical conductivity; Augustus Matthiessen; electrical conductivities; Conductivity; Copper; History; Resistance; Standards; Temperature dependence; Wiring;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JPROC.2015.2414487
  • Filename
    7110438