Background
AYRTON, Hertha Daughter of Levi and Alice Marks.
AYRTON, Hertha Daughter of Levi and Alice Marks.
Studied at private school. Girtou College, Cambridge.
Invented and constructed a line divider. Assisted in the completion of a series of experiments on the electric arc for Professor Ayrton during his absence in America, 1893. Has carried out several series of experiments on the same subject since.
Discovered the connection between current length and pressure in the arc, the cause and laws of hissing in it, et cetera
Has carried out various researches connected with the motion of water, and has discovered causes and process of formation of sand - ripples on the seashore. Nominated for Fellowship of Royal Society, 1902, but, on counsel’s opinion, the Council had no power to elect a woman.
Hughes medal (gold) awarded by the Royal Society, 1908. The only woman member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers.
Spouse 1885, Professor West. East. Ayrton (daughter