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Wires carrying current in a magnetic field experience a mechanical force perpendicular to both the current and magnetic field. André-Marie Ampère in the 1820s observed this underlying mechanism that led to the discovery of the Hall effect.[3] However it was not until a solid mathematical basis for electromagnetism was systematized by James Clerk Maxwell's "On Physical Lines of Force" (published in 1861–1862) that details of the interaction between magnets and electric current could be understood.Edwin Hall then explored the question of whether magnetic fields interacted with the conductors or the electric current, and reasoned that if the force was specifically acting on the current, it should crowd current to one side of the wire, producing a small measurable voltage.[3] In 1879, he discovered this Hall effect while he was working on his doctoral degree at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.[4] Eighteen years before the electron was discovered, his measurements of the tiny effect produced in the apparatus he used were an experimental tour de force, published under the

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Wires carrying current in a magnetic field experience a mechanical force perpendicular to both the current and magnetic field. André-Marie Ampère in the 1820s observed this underlying mechanism that led to the discovery of the Hall effect.[3] However it was not until a solid mathematical basis for electromagnetism was systematized by James Clerk Maxwell's "On Physical Lines of Force" (published in 1861–1862) that details of the interaction between magnets and electric current could be understood.Edwin Hall then explored the question of whether magnetic fields interacted with the conductors or the electric current, and reasoned that if the force was specifically acting on the current, it should crowd current to one side of the wire, producing a small measurable voltage.[3] In 1879, he discovered this Hall effect while he was working on his doctoral degree at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.[4] Eighteen years before the electron was discovered, his measurements of the tiny effect produced in the apparatus he used were an experimental tour de force, published under the

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  1. Observación Inicial: André-Marie Ampère en la década de 1820 observó que los cables que llevan corriente en un campo magnético experimentan una fuerza mecánica perpendicular tanto a la corriente como al campo magnético.

  2. Base Matemática: No fue hasta que James Clerk Maxwell sistematizó una base matemática sólida para el electromagnetismo en su obra "On Physical Lines of Force" (publicada entre 1861 y 1862) que se pudieron entender los detalles de la interacción entre imanes y corriente eléctrica.

  3. Exploración de Edwin Hall: Edwin Hall exploró la cuestión de si los campos magnéticos interactuaban con los conductores o con la corriente eléctrica. Razonó que si la fuerza actuaba específicamente sobre la corriente, debería concentrar la corriente en un lado del cable, produciendo un pequeño voltaje medible.

  4. Descubrimiento del Efecto Hall: En 1879, mientras trabajaba en su doctorado en la Universidad Johns Hopkins en Baltimore, Maryland, Edwin Hall descubrió este efecto Hall. Sus mediciones del pequeño efecto producido en el aparato que utilizó fueron una hazaña experimental notable, publicada dieciocho años antes de que se descubriera el electrón.

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