Hertha Ayrton
English engineer, mathematician and inventor (1854-1923)
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- Born
- 1854-04-28
- Died
- 1923-08-23
- Works
- 2
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- The electric arc
- On the non-periodic or residual motion of water moving in stationary waves
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Phoebe Sarah Hertha Ayrton (born Phoebe Sarah Marks; 28 April 1854 – 26 August 1923), known in her adult life as Hertha Ayrton, was an English electrical engineer, mathematician, physicist and inventor, and suffragette. She was awarded the Hughes Medal by the Royal Society for her work on electric arcs and ripple marks in sand and water.
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