Edwin Hall

Edwin Hall
Edwin Herbert Hall (1855-1938)
Born(1855-11-07)November 7, 1855
DiedNovember 20, 1938(1938-11-20) (aged 83)
Alma mater
Known forHall effect
Scientific career
FieldsPhysicist
InstitutionsHarvard University
Doctoral advisorHenry Augustus Rowland

Edwin Herbert Hall (November 7, 1855 – November 20, 1938) was an American physicist, who discovered the electric field Hall effect. Hall conducted thermoelectric research and also wrote numerous physics textbooks and laboratory manuals.