Hertha Ayrton
English electrical engineer
- Lived
- 1854–1923
- Country
- United Kingdom
Updated September 2026
About Hertha Ayrton
Phoebe Sarah Hertha Ayrton, known in her adult life as Hertha Ayrton, was an English electrical engineer, mathematician, physicist and inventor, and suffragette. She was awarded the Hughes Medal by the Royal Society for her work on electric arcs and ripple marks in sand and water.
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