Nicholas Callan

Nicholas Callan
Born
Nicholas Joseph Callan

(1799-12-22)22 December 1799
Died10 January 1864(1864-01-10) (aged 64)
Alma mater
Known forInventing the induction coil (1836)
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsMaynooth College (1826–1864)
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.[1]

  1. ^ Boylan, Henry (1998). A Dictionary of Irish Biography, 3rd Edition. Dublin: Gill and MacMillan. p. 55. ISBN 0-7171-2945-4.

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