John

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John Hopkinson was a British physicist and electrical engineer known for his pioneering work in electromagnetism and the development of electrical power systems.

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instanceOf electrical engineer
physicist
awardReceived Hopkinson Prize (namesake)
Royal Medal of the Royal Society
causeOfDeath mountaineering accident
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1849-07-27
dateOfDeath 1898-08-27
educatedAt Queenwood School
linked to: Queenswood School

Trinity College, Cambridge
employer City and Guilds of London Institute
King's College London
familyName Hopkinson
fieldOfWork electrical engineering
electrical power systems
electromagnetism
physics
givenName John
hasChild Alfred Hopkinson
Bertrand Hopkinson
linked to: Edward Hopkinson

John Hopkinson (son)
linked to: John Hopkinson
hasSibling Edward Hopkinson
honorificTitle Fellow of the Royal Society
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal Society
nationality British
notableFor contributions to magnetic circuits theory
development of electrical power systems
pioneering work in electromagnetism
work on three‑wire electrical distribution systems
notableIdea Hopkinson's law for magnetic circuits
notableWork development of the three‑wire electrical distribution system
papers on magnetic permeability and hysteresis
occupation electrical engineer
physicist
placeOfBirth Lancashire
Manchester
placeOfDeath Switzerland
Zermatt
positionHeld Engineer at the Lighthouse Department of the Trinity House
Professor of Electrical Engineering at King's College London
residence London
linked to: London, England

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John Hopkinson givenName John
subject linked to: Hopkinson