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André-Marie Ampère
French physicist and mathematician (1775–1836) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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André-Marie Ampère (UK: /ˈɒ̃pɛər, ˈæmpɛər/, US: /ˈæmpɪər/,[1] French: [ɑ̃dʁe maʁi ɑ̃pɛʁ]; 20 January 1775 – 10 June 1836)[2] was a French physicist and mathematician who was one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as "electrodynamics". He is also the inventor of numerous applications, such as the solenoid (a term coined by him) and the electrical telegraph. As an autodidact, Ampère was a member of the French Academy of Sciences and professor at the École polytechnique and the Collège de France.
André-Marie Ampère | |
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Born | (1775-01-20)20 January 1775 |
Died | 10 June 1836(1836-06-10) (aged 61) |
Nationality | French |
Known for | Ampère's circuital law Ampère's force law Ampère's right hand grip rule Ampèrian loop model Avogadro-Ampère hypothesis Monge–Ampère equation Discovery of fluorine Needle telegraph Solenoid |
Awards | FRS (1827) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | École Polytechnique |
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The SI unit of measurement of electric current, the ampere, is named after him. His name is also one of the 72 names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower. The term kinematic is the English version of His cinématique,[3] which he constructed from the Greek κίνημα kinema ("movement, motion"), itself derived from κινεῖν kinein ("to move").[4][5]