Tesla (unit)

tesla
Unit systemSI
Unit ofmagnetic flux density
SymbolT
Named afterNikola Tesla
Conversions
1 T in ...... is equal to ...
   SI base units   1 kgs−2A−1
   Gaussian units   104 G

The tesla (symbol: T) is the unit of magnetic flux density (also called magnetic B-field strength) in the International System of Units (SI).

One tesla is equal to one weber per square metre. The unit was announced during the General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1960 and is named[1] in honour of Serbian-American electrical and mechanical engineer Nikola Tesla, upon the proposal of the Slovenian electrical engineer France Avčin.

  1. ^ "Details of SI units". sizes.com. 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-10-04.