John

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John Hopkinson was a British physicist and electrical engineer known for his pioneering work in electromagnetism and the development of electrical power systems.

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instanceOf electrical engineer ⓘ
physicist ⓘ
awardReceived Hopkinson Prize (namesake) ⓘ
Royal Medal of the Royal Society ⓘ
causeOfDeath mountaineering accident ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1849-07-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1898-08-27 ⓘ
educatedAt Queenwood School ⓘ
linked to: Queenswood School

Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ
employer City and Guilds of London Institute ⓘ
King's College London ⓘ
familyName Hopkinson ⓘ
fieldOfWork electrical engineering ⓘ
electrical power systems ⓘ
electromagnetism ⓘ
physics ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
hasChild Alfred Hopkinson ⓘ
Bertrand Hopkinson ⓘ
linked to: Edward Hopkinson

John Hopkinson (son) ⓘ
linked to: John Hopkinson
hasSibling Edward Hopkinson ⓘ
honorificTitle Fellow of the Royal Society ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Royal Society ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableFor contributions to magnetic circuits theory ⓘ
development of electrical power systems ⓘ
pioneering work in electromagnetism ⓘ
work on three‑wire electrical distribution systems ⓘ
notableIdea Hopkinson's law for magnetic circuits ⓘ
notableWork development of the three‑wire electrical distribution system ⓘ
papers on magnetic permeability and hysteresis ⓘ
occupation electrical engineer ⓘ
physicist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Lancashire ⓘ
Manchester ⓘ
placeOfDeath Switzerland ⓘ
Zermatt ⓘ
positionHeld Engineer at the Lighthouse Department of the Trinity House ⓘ
Professor of Electrical Engineering at King's College London ⓘ
residence London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

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John Hopkinson → givenName → John ⓘ
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