Georg Ohm
Formulated Ohm's Law, which states the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in an electrical circuit.
Most quoted
"The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, and the fear of death, and blind faith, but through striving after rational knowledge."
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"Some gentlemen of science seem to believe that the only way to understand electricity is to be shocked by it. I prefer a more theoretical approach, less electrifying, perhaps, but certainly less hair-raising."
— from Attributed
"My law is like a good joke: simple, elegant, and once you hear it, you wonder why you didn't think of it yourself. And then you try to explain it to someone who doesn't get it, and it's no longer funny."
— from Attributed
All quotes by Georg Ohm (358)
Experiments are the poetry of precise minds.
Wisdom flows from questioning the obvious.
In the face of opposition, stand like a perfect conductor.
Humor in science: Even protons have mass; I didn't even need to tell you that!
The meaning of life is in the connections we forge.
Professional duty calls us to illuminate the dark corners of knowledge.
Letters between friends carry the current of shared ideas.
A comeback to critics: Your doubts are but high resistance; my facts conduct through.
Philosophy teaches us that laws are eternal, unlike fleeting opinions.
In politics, alliances form circuits of power.
The beauty of a theorem is its unyielding truth.
Life's profound lesson: Adapt or be insulated from progress.
Key to physics: Observe, hypothesize, verify, repeat.
Witty remark: I resisted the urge to quit; now look at the law I made!
Excerpt from lecture: The voltaic pile builds potential, as does perseverance.
Personal insight: Happiness is a balanced circuit of work and rest.
On his field: Acoustics and electricity share vibrational souls.
Aphorism: Truth resists fabrication.
Joke to students: Why don't electrons trust atoms? Because they make up everything!
Final reflection: In death, the current returns to its source.
Contemporaries of Georg Ohm
Other Physicss born within 50 years of Georg Ohm (1789–1854).