Siemens
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Siemens has the following uses:
Physics and engineering
- Siemens (unit), an SI derived unit of electrical conductance
- Siemens star, a device to test the resolution of optical instruments, printers and displays.
Family name
Siemens is a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:- Ernst Werner von Siemens (known as Werner) (1816-1892)
- Carl Wilhelm Siemens (known as Wilhelm or Sir William Siemens) (1823-1883), brother of Werner von Siemens
- Carl Heinrich von Siemens (1829-1906), brother of Werner von Siemens
- Arnold von Siemens (1853-1918), son of Werner von Siemens
- Georg Wilhelm von Siemens (known as Welhelm) (1855-1919), son of Werner von Siemens
- Carl Friedrich von Siemens (1872-1941), son of Werner von Siemens
- Hermann von Siemens (1885-1986), nephew of Werner von Siemens
- Ernst von Siemens (1903-1990), nephew of Werner von Siemens
- Peter von Siemens (1911-1986), nephew of Werner von Siemens
Company
- Siemens AG, a German electrical and telecommunications company, including the former branches:
- *Siemens & Halske AG
- *Siemens-Schuckertwerke
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