<P> Fleming 's left - hand rule for motors is one of a pair of visual mnemonics , the other being Fleming 's right - hand rule ( for generators ) . They were originated by John Ambrose Fleming , in the late 19th century , as a simple way of working out the direction of motion in an electric motor , or the direction of electric current in an electric generator . </P>
<P> Fleming 's left - hand rule for motors is one of a pair of visual mnemonics , the other being Fleming 's right - hand rule ( for generators ) . They were originated by John Ambrose Fleming , in the late 19th century , as a simple way of working out the direction of motion in an electric motor , or the direction of electric current in an electric generator . </P>
when do you use the left hand rule in physics
when do you use the left hand rule in physics
as a simple way of working out the direction of motion in an electric motor
as a simple way of working out the direction of motion in an electric motor