Julianne: William Sturgeon

  • Date of Birth

    Date of Birth

    William was born on May 22, 1783, in Whittington, England
  • West Morland Militia

    William entered the West Morland Militia.
  • Finish

    Finish

    He retired from the West Morland Militia.
  • Royal Artillary

    Willima Sturgeon joined the Royal Artillary.
  • Royal Artillary

    Served at the Royal Artillary until he was 37 years old.
  • Lecture

    He appionted lecture in science and philosophy.
  • Electromagnet

    Built the first practical Electromagnet.
  • Another invention

    Invented the communtacator for the electric motor.
  • Moving-coil

    Moving-coil

    William Sturgeon made the first moving-coil galvanometer.
  • Information

    Information

    For making the moving-coil galvanometer, it carried out research into atmospheric charge.
  • Annual

    Annual

    His Anual of Electricity was the first journal of it's kind in Britian.
  • DOD

    DOD

    Died on December 4, 1850, in Prestwich, England