Andre-Marie Ampere (20 January 1775 to 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.
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Oersted's 1820 discovery that an electric current deflects a compass needle directly anticipated Ampere's mathematical formulation of electrodynamics later the same year.
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1. André-Marie Ampère (Wikidata)
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P20 (place of death): Marseille, France
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P19 (place of birth): Lyon, France
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P800 (notable work): Ampère's circuital law
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P800 (notable work): Ampère's force law
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P800 (notable work): Monge-Ampère equation
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P800 (notable work): Memoir on the Mathematical Theory of Electrodynamic Phenomena, Uniquely Deduced from Experience
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André-Marie Ampère (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.
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Born: 1775-01-20
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Born: 1775-01-20
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Died: 1836-06-10
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Died: 1836-06-10
- Namesake Of: Ampere
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