Georg Ohm

About Georg Ohm

Georg Ohm (1789–1854) was a German physicist whose foundational work in electricity made him an indispensable figure in the field. His most significant contribution is the establishment of the relationship between electrical current, voltage, and resistance, now codified as Ohm's Law ($V=IR$). This law is a fundamental principle used in virtually all electrical engineering and physics today, which is why MIT's Pantheon project ranks him at #681 in overall historical importance.

Despite this crucial role in modern technology, Ohm's internet attention in 2025 appears disproportionate to his historical gravity. He garnered approximately 108K Wikipedia pageviews last year. This places him in the "underattention" category, showing an Attention Gap of -3x when compared to his importance ranking. To highlight this disconnect, consider that Robert Hooke, ranked slightly lower at #703, still drew over three times as many views (334K).

This disparity is compounded by a negative trend in current interest: Ohm's views declined by 12.5% year-over-year, and his recent momentum, comparing Q1 to Q3 of 2025, fell by 20%. This suggests a continuing drift away from acknowledging foundational figures in physics online.