Hertha Ayrton
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Phoebe Sarah Hertha Ayrton (28 April 1854 – 26 August 1923[1]) was a British engineer, mathematician, physicist and inventor, and suffragette. Known in adult life as Hertha Ayrton, born Phoebe Sarah Marks, she was awarded the Hughes Medal by the Royal Society for her work on electric arcs and ripple marks in sand and water.
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Hertha Ayrton | |
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Born | Phoebe Sarah Marks (1854-04-28)28 April 1854 Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
Died | 26 August 1923(1923-08-26) (aged 69) Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England |
Alma mater | University of London Girton College, Cambridge |
Known for | Work with the electric arc, discovery with waves and ripple |
Spouse | William Edward Ayrton |
Children | Barbara Bodichon Ayrton |
Awards | Hughes Medal (1906) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Engineer, mathematician, physicist, inventor |
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