Who or what is Gauss?
Named after the mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss, the term gauss is a unit for measuring magnetic fields. Often abbreviated with the unit symbol G or Gs in scientific formulas, one gauss equals one maxwell per square centimeter. The main idea behind this measurement is to allow a person to measure the amount of magnetic flux density in a magnetic field. Essentially, this unit describes how far a magnetic field extends from the magnet and how strong a magnetic field would have to be to completely demagnetize a magnet. This unit can also be used to measure the flux density of almost any material that is believed to have a magnetic field.