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William Gilbert (physicist)
English physician and natural philosopher
William Gilbert (; 24 May 1544?
What did william gilbert discover– 30 November 1603),[1] also known as Gilberd,[2] was an English physician, physicist and natural philosopher. 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 (1600).
A unit of magnetomotive force, also known as magnetic potential, was named the Gilbert in his honour; it has now been superseded by the Ampere-turn.
Life and work
Gilbert was born in Colchester to Jerome Gilberd, a borough recorder.
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He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.[3] After gaining his MD from Cambridge in 1569, and a short spell as bursar of St John's College, he left to practice medicine in London, and he travelled on the continent.
In 1573, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. In 1600, he was elected P
