Hans Christian Ørsted

ans Christian Ørsted (14 August 1777 – 9 March 1851) was a Danish physicist and chemist who is best known for discovering that electric currents can create magnetic fields, which is an important part of Electromagnetism. He shaped post-Kantian philosophy and advances in science throughout the late nineteenth century.^[1] He was also the first modern thinker to explicitly describe and name the thought experiment.

Hans Christian Ørsted
Danish physicist & chemist
Born	14 August 1777(1777-08-14) Rudkøbing, Denmark
Died	9 March 1851 (aged 73) Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Fields	physics chemistry
Known for	electromagnetism