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Werner von Siemens
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German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816–1892)
Werner von Siemens was a German engineer and businessman from the 1800s who made important advances in electrical technology and founded a major industrial company. His innovations and business helped establish the electrical industry as we know it today, making him one of the most influential figures in modern technology and manufacturing.
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Ernst Werner Siemens (von Siemens from 1888; /ˈsiːmənz/ SEEM-ənz; German: [ˈziːməns, -mɛns]; 13 December 1816 – 6 December 1892) was a German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist. Siemens's name has been adopted as the SI unit of electrical conductance, the siemens. He founded the electrical and telecommunications conglomerate Siemens and invented the electric tram, trolley bus, electric locomotive and electric elevator.
His dynamo laid the foundation for the modern age of electricity and he was involved in the development of the electric car.
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