Navarian
02-08-2006, 01:03 PM
Not saying this is it for sure but sure could be. I did a search of this guys name and didn't get any matches on the thread so I'm sorry if this has already been mentioned.
Hans Christian Oersted
Hans Christian Ørsted, one of the leading scientists of the nineteenth century, played a crucial role in understanding electromagnetism. In 1820 he discovered that a compass needle deflects from magnetic north when an electric current is switched on or off in a nearby wire. This showed that electricity and magnetism were related phenomena, a finding that laid the foundation for the theory of electromagnetism and for the research that later created such technologies as radio, television and fiber optics. The unit of magnetic field strength was named the Oersted in his honor.
In the articles on him they say he is the father of electromagnetism, it's obvious how to get Hanso out of his name, funny though that his middle name is Christian when there are so many religious connections in the show. He wrote some book called "The Soul in Nature", didn't find any passages but it may be an interesting read. The compass that sayid had didn't point in the right direction, according to this guys research the when a current is switched on or off it makes the compass needle deflect from magnetic north so that it runs in the same direction as the current. I wonder which way the wire sayid found was pointing?
Hans Christian Oersted
Hans Christian Ørsted, one of the leading scientists of the nineteenth century, played a crucial role in understanding electromagnetism. In 1820 he discovered that a compass needle deflects from magnetic north when an electric current is switched on or off in a nearby wire. This showed that electricity and magnetism were related phenomena, a finding that laid the foundation for the theory of electromagnetism and for the research that later created such technologies as radio, television and fiber optics. The unit of magnetic field strength was named the Oersted in his honor.
In the articles on him they say he is the father of electromagnetism, it's obvious how to get Hanso out of his name, funny though that his middle name is Christian when there are so many religious connections in the show. He wrote some book called "The Soul in Nature", didn't find any passages but it may be an interesting read. The compass that sayid had didn't point in the right direction, according to this guys research the when a current is switched on or off it makes the compass needle deflect from magnetic north so that it runs in the same direction as the current. I wonder which way the wire sayid found was pointing?