Georg Simon Ohm (1789–1854) was a German physicist and mathematician renowned for formulating Ohm’s Law in 1827. This fundamental principle in electrical engineering states that the current flowing through a conductor is directly proportional to the voltage applied across it and inversely proportional to its resistance (I = V/R). Initially met with skepticism, Ohm’s Law revolutionized the understanding and quantification of electricity, laying the groundwork for modern electrical engineering. Ohm’s work played a pivotal role in the development of telecommunication, power generation, and electronics. His contributions earned him lasting recognition, including the naming of the SI unit of electrical resistance, the ohm (Ω), in his honor. Ohm’s Law remains a cornerstone in electrical engineering education and practice, emphasizing Ohm’s enduring legacy in the field of electricity.

Georg Ohm Quotes

1. “My first experiences of academic friendship made me smile in after years when I looked back on them. But my circle of acquaintances had gradually grown so large that it was only natural new friendships should grow out of it.”
— Georg Ohm

2. “Its aim is attained if by means of it the variety of facts be presented as unity to the mind.”
— Georg Ohm

3. “Be not so bigoted to any custom as to worship it at the expense of truth.”
— Georg Ohm

4. “On that terrible day, a nation became a neighborhood. All Americans became New Yorkers.”
— Georg Ohm

5. “We know that when people are safe in their homes, they are free to pursue their dream for a brighter economic future for themselves and their families.”
— Georg Ohm

6. “The design of this Memoir is to deduce strictly from a few principles, obtained chiefly by experiment, the rationale of those electrical phenomena which are produced by the mutual contact of two or more bodies.”
— Georg Ohm

7. “World history is a court of judgment.”
— Georg Ohm

8. “The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom.”
— Georg Ohm

9. “After the tragedy, New Yorkers are more united than ever in their vision, as well as in appreciation what living in freedom means – and that if we stand together, we can accomplish anything.”
— Georg Ohm

10. “Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it.”
— Georg Ohm

11. “And one of the frustrating parts, but it’s an inherent part of our democracy, is we have separation of powers.”
— Georg Ohm