Life history of william gilbert

On May 24, , English physician, physicist and natural philosopherWilliam Gilbert was born. He passionately rejected both the prevailing Aristotelian philosophy and the Scholastic method of university teaching. He is remembered today largely for his book De Magnete (), and is credited as one of the originators of the term &#;electricity&#;. He is regarded by some as the father of electrical engineering or electricity and magnetism.

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&#; William Gilbert, De Magnete, English translation by Silvanus Phillips Thompson,

Career as a Physician

William Gilbert came from a middle-class family, his father was