Nicholas Callan

The Reverend
Nicholas Callan
Born
Nicholas Joseph Callan

(1799-12-22)22 December 1799
Dundalk, County Louth,
Kingdom of Ireland
Died10 January 1864(1864-01-10) (aged 64)
Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland
Alma mater
Known forInventing the induction coil (1836)
TitleProfessor of Natural Philosophy
Term1826–1864
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsMaynooth College
Academic advisorsCornelius Denvir
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity
ChurchCatholic Church
Ordained1823

Nicholas Joseph Callan (22 December 1799 – 10 January 1864) was an Irish physicist and Catholic priest known for his work on the induction coil.

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