How Hertha Aryton Enabled the Titanic to Call SOS
[Kathy] recently posted an interesting video about the connection of an electronics pioneer named [Hertha Aryton] to the arc transmitter. The story starts with the observation of the arc lamp — which we learned was a typo of arch lamp.
[Hertha] was born into poverty, but — very odd for the day — obtained a science education. That’s probably a whole story in of itself. During her schooling, she fell in love with her professor [William Aryton] and they wed.
[Hertha] took over her husband’s research into arcs and made impressive results in understanding the physics of an arc. The …read more
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