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André-Marie Ampère

Physics

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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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1775 2
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1775-01-20 2
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1836-06-10 2
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1836 2
Death Place
Marseille, France 1
Nationality
France 1
Notable Work
Ampère's circuital law 1
Notable Work
Ampère's force law 1
Notable Work
Memoir on the Mathematical Theory of Electrodynamic Phenomena, Uniquely Deduced from Experience 1
Notable Work
Monge-Ampère equation 1
Birthplace
Lyon, France 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Chemistry 1
Field (category)
Mathematics 1
Field (category)
Engineering 1
Connections

Anticipated By

Hans Christian Orsted, Scientists

Oersted's 1820 discovery that an electric current deflects a compass needle directly anticipated Ampere's mathematical formulation of electrodynamics later the same year.

Namesake Of

Ampere, Units
Source André-Marie Ampère (Wikipedia)
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1. André-Marie Ampère (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): France
    Q142
  • P20 (place of death): Marseille, France
    Q23482
  • P19 (place of birth): Lyon, France
    Q456
  • P800 (notable work): Ampère's circuital law
    Q51500
  • P800 (notable work): Ampère's force law
    Q2359410
  • P800 (notable work): Monge-Ampère equation
    Q1552291
  • P800 (notable work): Memoir on the Mathematical Theory of Electrodynamic Phenomena, Uniquely Deduced from Experience
    Q47466873
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2. André-Marie Ampère (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    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.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Born: 1775-01-20
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Born: 1775-01-20
  • Infobox (death-date)
    Died: 1836-06-10
  • Infobox (death-year)
    Died: 1836-06-10
  • Namesake Of: Ampere
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