Events on October 12 in history

Werner von Siemens (October 12, 1847)

German inventor and industrialist Werner von Siemens founds Siemens & Halske, which later becomes Siemens AG.

Ernst Werner Siemens (von Siemens from 1888; English: SEEM-ənz; German: [ˈziːməns, -mɛns]; 13 December 1816 – 6 December 1892) was a German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist. Siemens's name has been adopted as the SI unit of electrical conductance, the siemens. He founded the electrical and telecommunications conglomerate Siemens.

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