Siemens, Sir William — ▪ British inventor in full Charles William Siemens, original name Karl Wilhelm Siemens born April 4, 1823, Lenthe, Prussia [now in Germany] died Nov. 19, 1883, London, Eng. German born English engineer and inventor, important in the… … Universalium
Siemens , Sir William — (1823–1883) British engineer Born Carl Wilhelm in Lenthe, Germany, Siemens was the son of a tenant farmer and a younger brother of Ernst Werner Siemens. He was educated at Göttingen and first visited Britain in 1843 as an agent of his brother… … Scientists
Siemens, Sir (Charles) William — orig. Karl Wilhelm Siemens (4 abr. 1823, Lenthe, Prusia–19 nov. 1883, Londres, Inglaterra). Ingeniero e inventor británico nacido en Alemania. Emigró a Gran Bretaña en 1844. En 1861 patentó el horno Siemens Martin u horno de solera abierta (ver… … Enciclopedia Universal
Siemens, Sir (Charles) William — orig. Karl Wilhelm Siemens born April 4, 1823, Lenthe, Prussia died Nov. 19, 1883, London, Eng. German born British engineer and inventor. He immigrated to Britain in 1844. In 1861 he patented the open hearth furnace (see open hearth process),… … Universalium
Siemens — /see meuhnz/; Ger. /zee meuhns/, n. 1. (Ernst) Werner von /erddnst verdd neuhrdd feuhn/, 1816 92, German inventor and electrical engineer. 2. his brother, Sir William (Karl Wilhelm Siemens), 1823 83, English inventor, born in Germany. * * * (as… … Universalium
siemens — /see meuhnz/, n. (used with a sing. v.) Elect. the SI unit of electrical conductance, equal to the reciprocal of the ohm and replacing the equivalent MKS unit (mho). Abbr.: S [1930 35; named after Sir W. SIEMENS] * * * (as used in expressions)… … Universalium
Siemens AG — German electrical equipment manufacturer. The first Siemens company, Siemens & Halske, was founded in Berlin in 1847 to build telegraph installations. Under Werner Siemens (1816–92) and his three brothers (including William Siemens), it expanded… … Universalium
William Siemens — Carl Wilhelm Siemens Wilhelm Siemens Sir William Siemens (1823 1883) Carl Wilhelm Siemens (4 avril 1823 à Lenthe, Allemagne 19 novembre 1883, Grande Bretagne) était un ingénieur anglais originaire d … Wikipédia en Français
Siemens — Siemens, 1) Franz Ernst, Landwirt, geb. 1780 in Lutter am Barenberg, gest. 1855 in List bei Hannover, war 1806–30 Pächter der fürstlich waldeckschen Domäne Pyrmont und führte Aräometer und Thermometer, das Sieden und Zerkleinern der Kartoffeln… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Siemens (disambiguation) — Siemens AG is a German electrical and telecommunications companysiemens may refer to *siemens (unit), the SI unit of electrical conductance, equivalent to 1 ampere/voltSiemens may also refer to: *Jake Siemens, a Canadian social entrepreneur and… … Wikipedia