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André-Marie Ampère (UK: / ˈ ɒ̃ p ɛər, ˈ æ m p ɛər /, US: / ˈ æ m p ɪər /, French: [ɑ̃dʁe maʁi ɑ̃pɛʁ]; 20 January 1775 – 10 June 1836) was a French physicist and mathematician who was one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as "electrodynamics".
Jun 6, 2024 · André-Marie Ampère (born January 20, 1775, Lyon, France—died June 10, 1836, Marseille) was a French physicist who founded and named the science of electrodynamics, now known as electromagnetism. His name endures in everyday life in the ampere, the unit for measuring electric current.
- J.B. Shank
Learn about the life and achievements of André-Marie Ampère, a French mathematician and physicist who discovered electromagnetism and proposed the electron. Find out how he survived the French Revolution, taught at the École Polytechnique, and influenced the SI unit of electric current.
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Jan 20, 2013 · André-Marie Ampère made important contributions to the theory of Electricity and magnetism. His theory became fundamental for 19th century developments. View ten larger pictures. Biography.
Jun 9, 2017 · Learn about the life and achievements of the French physicist who discovered the law of electromagnetic attraction and repulsion between currents. Discover how he used Oersted's experiment, his "little guy" rule and his mathematical theory to revolutionize electromagnetism.
André Marie Ampère, (born Jan. 22, 1775, Lyon, France—died June 10, 1836, Marseille), French physicist, founder of the science of electromagnetism. A prodigy who mastered the entire known field of mathematics by age 12, he became a professor of physics, chemistry, and mathematics.
On September 18, 1820, the French scientist André-Marie Ampère presented his first reflections on the equivalence between magnets and currents at the Paris Academy of Sciences.
