Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist (born 1796)

Johann Christian Poggendorff

German physicist (1796–1877)

Johann Christian Poggendorff was a German physicist born in Hamburg. By far the greater and more important part of his work related to electricity and magnetism. Poggendorff is known for his electrostatic motor which is analogous to Wilhelm Holtz's electrostatic machine. In 1841…