Alfred Ewing
Scottish physicist and engineer
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Sir James Alfred Ewing KCB FRS FRSE DL MInstitCE was a Scottish physicist and engineer, best known for his work on the magnetic properties of metals and, in particular, for his discovery of, and coinage of the word, hysteresis. Wikipedia
Born: March 27, 1855, Dundee, United Kingdom
Died: January 7, 1935 (age 79 years), Cambridge, United Kingdom
Awards: Royal Medal (1895) and Albert Medal (1929)
Known for: hysteresis
