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Werner von Siemens

Born on December 13, 1816

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Ernst Werner Siemens (von Siemens from 1888; SEEM-ənz; German:; 13 December 1816 – 6 December 1892) was a German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist. Siemens's name has been adopted as the SI unit of electrical conductance, the siemens.

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