https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/oersted/ H.C. Oersted - a genius from the province Throughout his life H.C. Oersted searched after the larger contexts, both between the various forces of nature, and between science, philosophy and art. This search led him in 1820 to his discovery of "electromagnetism", which is the relationship between the electric and magnetic force. en Wed, 06 May 2026 21:36:33 +0200 Wed, 06 May 2026 21:36:33 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/oersted/opvaekst/ Although there were no schools in Rudkøbing when Oersted was born, his father made sure that he...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/oersted/opvaekst/" alt=" H.C. Oersted - a genius from the province" title=" H.C. Oersted - a genius from the province"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/oersted/opvaekst/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/oersted/opvaekst/ Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/oersted/uddannelsen/ In 1801 H.C. Ørsted left on a three year long educational tour to the scientific headquarters of...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/oersted/uddannelsen/" alt=" Inspiration from Europe - plans in Copenhagen" title=" Inspiration from Europe - plans in Copenhagen"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/oersted/uddannelsen/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/oersted/uddannelsen/ Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/oersted/opdagelsen/ At the start of the 19th century electricity was a mysterious force which could produce sparks and small...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/oersted/opdagelsen/" alt=" Electromagnetism - The unique discovery" title=" Electromagnetism - The unique discovery"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/oersted/opdagelsen/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/oersted/opdagelsen/ Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/oersted/det_hele_haenger_sammen/ H.C. Oersted was very interested in poetry and philosophy, and to him, science was closely connected...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/oersted/det_hele_haenger_sammen/" alt=" Physics, philosophy and art - it all fits together" title=" Physics, philosophy and art - it all fits together"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/oersted/det_hele_haenger_sammen/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/oersted/det_hele_haenger_sammen/ Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/oersted/videnskab_og_kultur/ Already as students the two Oersted brothers became friends with the poet and author Adam Oehlenschläger....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/oersted/videnskab_og_kultur/" alt=" Art, Culture and Science does not exclude religion" title=" Art, Culture and Science does not exclude religion"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/oersted/videnskab_og_kultur/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/hco/oersted/videnskab_og_kultur/ Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200