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Discovery of the Hall Effect

When
1879
Where
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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Edwin Hall discovers the Hall effect at Johns Hopkins

Edwin Hall discovered the Hall effect in 1879 at Johns Hopkins University, confirming Maxwell's electromagnetic theory.

Hall discovered the effect while working on his doctoral degree at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. The discovery resulted from a study of James Clerk Maxwell's electromagnetic theory and became a critical confirmation of that theory.

Sources

  1. Hall effect Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12

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