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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 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1775-01-20 1
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1836-06-10 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1836 1
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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.

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Ampere, Units
Source André-Marie Ampère (Wikipedia)
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  • 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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