Nicholas Callan | |
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| Born | 22 December 1799 |
| Died | 10 January 1864 (aged 64) Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Alma mater | Maynooth College Sapienza University (DD) |
| Known for | Invention of the induction coil |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Natural philosophy |
| Institutions | Maynooth College |
| Academic advisors | Cornelius Denvir |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Ordained | 1823 |
Nicholas Joseph Callan (22 December 1799 – 10 January 1864) was an Irish physicist and Catholic priest. He was professor of natural philosophy at Maynooth College in County Kildare from 1834, and is best known for his work on the induction coil.[1]
- ^ Boylan, Henry (1998). A Dictionary of Irish Biography, 3rd Edition. Dublin: Gill and MacMillan. p. 55. ISBN 0-7171-2945-4.