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    Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff (Rühmkorff) (15 January 1803 – 20 December 1877) was a German instrument maker who commercialised the induction coil (often referred...
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    Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (/hɜːrts/ HURTS; German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈhɛʁts]; 22 February 1857 – 1 January 1894) was a German physicist who first conclusively proved...
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    radio and TV receivers. The term inductor seems to come from Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff, who called the induction coil he invented in 1851 an inductorium...
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    lighting to home or indoor use. Ruhmkorff lamps were an early form of portable electric lamp, named after Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff and first used in the 1860s...
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  • (1784–1855), sculptor Julio Ruelas (1870–1907), Mexican painter Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff (1803–1877), German inventor Jean Sablon (1906–1994), singer Charles...
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  • Clock, Rubik's Magic, Rubik's Revenge. Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff, German inventor – Ruhmkorff commutator, Ruhmkorff coil. Rumpelstiltskin, German fairy tale...
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  • for mechanical television. Two years later, his patent ran out. 1886: Heinrich Hertz succeeds in proving the existence of electromagnetic waves for the...
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    the French École polytechnique. He bought the Ruhmkorff workshops in Paris when Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff died and made it a successful business for building...
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  • of an electric induction coil made by German instrument maker Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff, which produced a small two-inch (50 mm) electric spark when energized...
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    to the primary of a third coil, etc. Heinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff further developed the induction coil, the Ruhmkorff coil was patented in 1851, and he utilized...
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