Siemens (Noun)

Engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883).

Nouns denoting people.

Werner Siemens was the brother of Carl Wilhelm Siemens, who was also an engineer and inventor.
Carl Wilhelm Siemens moved to England in 1843 to manage the British operations of the Siemens company.
The engineer Carl Wilhelm Siemens is often credited with introducing the telegraph to Russia.
In 1850, Carl Wilhelm Siemens developed a new type of regenerative furnace that improved the efficiency of steel production.
Carl Wilhelm Siemens was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1862 in recognition of his contributions to science and engineering.

German electrical engineer (1816-1892).

Nouns denoting people.

Werner von Siemens was a German electrical engineer who made significant contributions to the development of telegraphy and electrical engineering.
Siemens' most notable invention was the first pointer telegraph, which was patented in 1847 and allowed for the transmission of coded messages over wires.
In 1847, Siemens founded the company Siemens & Halske, which would go on to become one of the largest and most influential electrical engineering companies in the world.
Throughout his life, Siemens was a prolific inventor and was granted over 90 patents for his work in electrical engineering and telecommunications.
The Siemens unit of measurement for electrical conductance, also known as the mho, was named in honor of Werner von Siemens.

A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm.

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.