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[[File:André-Marie Ampère.jpg|thumb|André-Marie Ampère.]]'''André-Marie Ampère''' (/ˈæmpɪər/; French: [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". | [[File:André-Marie Ampère.jpg|thumb|André-Marie Ampère.]]'''André-Marie Ampère''' (/ˈæmpɪər/; French: [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". | ||
He is also the inventor of numerous applications, such as the solenoid (a term coined by him) and the electrical telegraph. | He is also the inventor of numerous applications, such as the solenoid (a term coined by him) and the [[Electrical telegraph (nonfiction)|electrical telegraph]]. | ||
An autodidact, Ampère was a member of the ''Académie des sciences'' and professor at the ''École polytechnique'' and the ''Collège de France''. | An autodidact, Ampère was a member of the ''Académie des sciences'' and professor at the ''École polytechnique'' and the ''Collège de France''. | ||
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== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Electrical telegraph (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Mathematics (nonfiction)]] | * [[Mathematics (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[Physics (nonfiction)]] | * [[Physics (nonfiction)]] | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9-Marie_Amp%C3%A8re André-Marie Ampère] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9-Marie_Amp%C3%A8re André-Marie Ampère] @ Wikipedia | ||
[[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
Revision as of 22:12, 17 June 2017
André-Marie Ampère (/ˈæmpɪər/; French: [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".
He is also the inventor of numerous applications, such as the solenoid (a term coined by him) and the electrical telegraph.
An autodidact, Ampère was a member of the Académie des sciences and professor at the École polytechnique and the Collège de France.
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.
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External links:
- André-Marie Ampère @ Wikipedia