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Siemens
Siemens
is a German family name carried by Peter von Siemens ,
Werner von Siemens
,
Wilhelm von Siemens
Siemens AG
is the name of a German electrical and telecommunications company, founded as a
telegraph
equipment manufacturer by
Werner von Siemens
as "Telegraphen-Bauanstalt von Siemens & Halske" in
Berlin
on
October 12
,
1847
, now headquartered in
Munich
, also known as
Siemens-Halske
.
the
siemens
is an
SI derived unit
of measurement for
electric conductance
, being the inverse of
ohm
, named after
Werner von Siemens
.
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