Giovanni Giorgi (physicist)
Giovanni Giorgi (born November 27, 1871 in Lucca , † August 19, 1950 in Castiglioncello ) was an Italian physicist and mathematician.
Giovanni Giorgi proposed the Giorgi system of units in 1901 . He showed that it was possible to combine the three basic units of mechanics (meter, kilogram, second) with a fourth from the field of electromagnetism - for example amps or ohms.
This was adopted as the MKS system of units at a meeting of the IEC Commission in Brussels in 1935 and adopted as the MKSA system by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) in 1946 . In the following years it was further developed into the International System of Units (SI) .
Web links
- Biography (English)
- Salvo D'Agostino: Giovanni Giorgi, an electrical engineer, in his time (Italian)
- Historical Figures - Giovanni Giorgi , IEC (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ G. Giorgi, Unita Razionali di Elettromagnetismo , Atti dell AEI (1901)
- ^ G. Giorgi: Proposals Concerning Electrical and Physical Units , Trans. Int. Elec. Cong. St. Louis, 1, 136-141 (1904)
- ^ BIPM: Brief history of the SI
- ↑ Arthur E. Kennelly: Adoption of the Meter-Kilogram-Mass-Second (MKS) Absolute System of Practical Units by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) , Bruxelles, June, 1935 (PDF; 451 kB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Giorgi, Giovanni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian physicist and mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lucca |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th August 1950 |
| Place of death | Rosignano Marittimo # Castiglioncello |