# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-edward-ayrton
# Generated: 2026-08-15T15:10:58.737Z

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name: "William Edward Ayrton"
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description: "William Edward Ayrton, FRS was an English physicist and electrical engineer."
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deathDate: "1908-11-08"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump