Ohm Ohm (symbol Ω) is a unit of electrical resistance named after Georg Ohm. Ohm or OHM may also refer to: People * Georg Ohm (1789–1854), German physicist and namesake of the term ''ohm'' * Germán Ohm (born 1936), Mexican boxer * Jörg Ohm (1 ...

(symbol Ω) is a unit of electrical resistance named after Georg Ohm. Ohm or OHM may also refer to:

People

Georg Ohm Georg Simon Ohm (; ; 16 March 1789 – 6 July 1854) was a German mathematician and physicist. As a school teacher, Ohm began his research with the new electrochemical cell, invented by Italian scientist Alessandro Volta. Using equipment of his o ...

(1789–1854), German physicist and namesake of the term ''ohm'' * Germán Ohm (born 1936), Mexican boxer *

Jörg Ohm Jörg Ohm (14 March 1944 – 21 May 2020) was an East German football player who played in the DDR-Oberliga for both Chemie Leipzig and 1. FC Magdeburg. As a defender he won the championship four times between 1964 and 1975. Ohm began to play ...

(1944–2020), former East German football player *

Martin Ohm Martin Ohm (May 6, 1792 in Erlangen – April 1, 1872 in Berlin) was a German mathematician and a younger brother of physicist Georg Ohm. Biography He earned his doctorate in 1811 at Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nuremberg where his ad ...

(1792–1872), German mathematician *

Rebecca Ohm Rebecca Ohm is a United States Air Force officer and the first female fighter pilot at the 180th Fighter Wing and within the state of Ohio selected to fly a General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. Her aviator call sign is "Buffy". Ohm is Commander ...

, United States Air Force officer and fighter pilot *

Rune Ohm Rune Ohm (born 10 June 1980) is a Danish former handball player who played as a right back. He won bronze medals at the 2006 European Championship. Career He started playing handball in Greve after which he went to Ajax Heroes and then to He ...

(born 1980), Danish handball player * Thorsten Ohm, CEO of VDM Publishing * Pawat Chittsawangdee, Thai actor, nicknamed Ohm * Thitiwat Ritprasert, Thai actor, nicknamed Ohm

Places

Germany

Ohm (river) The Ohm (; older ''Amana''GREULE, Albrecht 2014. "Deutsches Gewässernamenbuch: Etymologie der Gewässernamen und der zugehörigen Gebiets-, Siedlungs- und Flurnamen". Ed. Walter de Gruyter GmbH) is a river in Hesse, Germany. It is a right trib ...

, right tributary of the Lahn near Cölbe * Zwester Ohm, left tributary of the Lahn near Fronhausen

Outer space

* 24750 Ohm, an outer main belt asteroid *

Ohm (crater) Ohm is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon. It lies to the south of the crater Comrie, and the satellite crater Comrie K is attached to Ohm's northeastern rim. To the northwest is the larger Shternberg, and to t ...

on the Moon

Science and technology

* Acoustic ohm, a unit of measurement of acoustic impedance *

Ohm's law Ohm's law states that the electric current through a Electrical conductor, conductor between two Node (circuits), points is directly Proportionality (mathematics), proportional to the voltage across the two points. Introducing the constant of ...

, law that relates electrical resistance, current, and voltage * OHM ( Observe. Hack. Make.), a 2013 outdoor hacker conference * OpenHistoricalMap, a collaboratively edited historical atlas of the world

Media and entertainment

Music

OHM (band) OHM (sometimes stylized Ohm: or OHM:) is an American instrumental rock/jazz rock power trio group fronted by former Megadeth guitarist Chris Poland and featuring bassist Robertino "Pag" Pagliari. The band was formed in 1998 and has released fo ...

, a rock/jazz fusion music group * '' OHM: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music'', 2000 album * ''Ohms'' (album), a 2020 album by Deftones * "Ohm", song by indie band Yo La Tengo from the album '' Fade'' * "Ohm", a song by metalcore band Northlane from the album ''

Node In general, a node is a localized swelling (a "knot") or a point of intersection (a vertex). Node may refer to: In mathematics * Vertex (graph theory), a vertex in a mathematical graph *Vertex (geometry), a point where two or more curves, lines ...

Fictional entities

* Ohm (''One Piece''), a character in the Japanese manga and anime *

Johnny Ohm ''Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects'' is a fighting game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable, which ties into the "Marvel Nemesis" comic book series. It was released in North America in September 200 ...

, a Marvel Comics supervillain * Ohm, a character from the ''Air Gear'' manga * Ohm, a race of arthropodean creatures, also "Ohmu", from the film ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind''

Other uses in media

Organisatie Hindoe Media The Foundation Hindu Media, Dutch: ''Organisatie Hindoe Media'' (abbr. ''OHM''), was a special broadcaster on the Netherlands Public Broadcasting system, which was allowed to broadcast on radio and television because of their religious background ...

, a Dutch public broadcaster * ''

Ohm Krüger ''Ohm Krüger'' (English: ''Uncle Krüger'') is a 1941 German biographical film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Emil Jannings, Lucie Höflich, and Werner Hinz. It was one of a series of major propaganda films produced in Nazi Germany ...

'', a 1941 German biographical film

Other uses

* Alternative spelling for Om, a sacred sound and symbol of several Indian religions * Alternative spelling for the Korean name Um