Werner von Siemens
German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816–1892)
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German engineer who electrified transport—invented the electric tram, trolley bus, and locomotive. Founded Siemens, the industrial giant. His name lives on as the SI unit for electrical conductance.
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Ernst Werner Siemens was a German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist. Siemens's name has been adopted as the SI unit of electrical conductance, the siemens. He founded the electrical and telecommunications conglomerate Siemens and invented the electric tram, trolley bus, electric locomotive and electric elevator.
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