Moved by physics Hans Christian Ørsted identified the link between magnetism and electricity thanks to a compass needle. (Courtesy: TEK Image/Science Photo Library) While giving a lecture on ...

In January 2018, an action was brought against Ørsted by three descendants of Hans Christian Ørsted, later to be joined by four more. They demanded that the company stop using the name. The case was ...

Hans Christian Ørsted (1777–1851) is of great importance as a scientist and philosopher, far beyond the borders of Denmark and his own time. His discovery of electromagnetism revolutionized the course ...

ON July 21, 1820, Hans Christian Oersted, of Copenhagen, announced his great discovery to the world in a circular letter in Latin, “Experi-menta circa effectione conflictus electric! in acum ...

Although largely unknown to the general public, the Danish born scientist Hans Christian Ørsted, whose life straddled the 18 th and 19 th centuries, is someone we all have much to thank for. It was ...

The Danish renewable energy group formerly known as Dong is facing legal action from the descendants of 19th century scientist Hans Christian Ørsted, after renaming itself in his honour.

Google has unveiled a new logo for its search engine to celebrate the anniversary of Hans Christian Ørsted, the Danish physicist and chemist who discovered electromagnetism.