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"who determined that a given resistor would pass double the current..."  -Actually, this is true only of ohmic resistors, which have constant resistance.  Wire resistors, which I'm assuming are what Ohm used, are essentially ohmic for low voltage/current, but their resistance increases at high voltage because they give off dramatically more energy as heat.  Other types of resistors have different behavior.  For exmple, semiconductors have low resistance in one direction and high resistance in the other.  Probably someone should correct this! [[User:Sciepsilon|Sciepsilon]] ([[User talk:Sciepsilon|talk]]) 01:51, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
 
"who determined that a given resistor would pass double the current..."  -Actually, this is true only of ohmic resistors, which have constant resistance.  Wire resistors, which I'm assuming are what Ohm used, are essentially ohmic for low voltage/current, but their resistance increases at high voltage because they give off dramatically more energy as heat.  Other types of resistors have different behavior.  For exmple, semiconductors have low resistance in one direction and high resistance in the other.  Probably someone should correct this! [[User:Sciepsilon|Sciepsilon]] ([[User talk:Sciepsilon|talk]]) 01:51, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
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:Somebody really should not.  [[Special:Contributions/108.162.219.223|108.162.219.223]] 06:34, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

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"who determined that a given resistor would pass double the current..." -Actually, this is true only of ohmic resistors, which have constant resistance. Wire resistors, which I'm assuming are what Ohm used, are essentially ohmic for low voltage/current, but their resistance increases at high voltage because they give off dramatically more energy as heat. Other types of resistors have different behavior. For exmple, semiconductors have low resistance in one direction and high resistance in the other. Probably someone should correct this! Sciepsilon (talk) 01:51, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

Somebody really should not. 108.162.219.223 06:34, 24 December 2013 (UTC)