93,728 profiles ranked live

John Dixon Gibbs

✓ Source-basedstable

British engineer (1834-1912)

ScientistsLived 1834 to 1912 · aged 78
Compare
Fame39.0
MomentumNot measured
Languages7
In century#30,957

John Dixon Gibbs was a British engineer and financier who, together with Lucien Gaulard, is often credited as the co-inventor of the AC step-down transformer. The transformer was first demonstrated in 1883 at London's Royal Aquarium.

Also inDeutsch

Scientists born in the 1830s 6

About this person

John Dixon Gibbs was a British engineer and financier who, together with Lucien Gaulard, is often credited as the co-inventor of the AC step-down transformer. The transformer was first demonstrated in 1883 at London's Royal Aquarium. At the time the term "transformer" had not yet been invented, so instead it was referred to as a "secondary generator". Although he is usually credited equally with Gaulard, Gibb's role in the invention appears to have been more that of a financial backer and businessman.

Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1834 to 1912 · aged 78
Written about in
7 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.