Werner Siemens (1816-1892). 19th Century artwork of the German electrical engineer and inventor Ernst Werner (Von) Siemens. Siemens is best known for

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Werner Siemens (1816-1892). 19th Century artwork of the German electrical engineer and inventor Ernst Werner (Von) Siemens. Siemens is best known for designing electrical generators, electric traction and electrolytic systems. He also founded the company that would became Siemens AG. In 1888, he was elevated to the nobility and became Werner von Siemens. The SI unit of electrical conductance is named after him. From Weltall und Menscheit (Universe and Humanity), by Hans Kraemer (ca. 1880).

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