Andre Marie Ampere

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Andre Marie Ampere was a French physicist and mathematician and is known for being a founder of classical electromagnetism.

Engraving of Andre Marie Ampere

Other Information

Fun Facts

• His name is inscribed on the Eiffel Tower
• He did not actually attend school because his father did not believe in formal education
• Ampere which is a unit of measuring electric current was named in honor of him

See also

Wikipedia page for Ampere's Law

Wikipedia page for Electromagnetism

Further reading

• Ampère, André-Marie by Williams, L. Pearce in Dictionary of Scientific Biography 1
• André-Marie Ampère by Hofmann, James R

External links

• http://ethw.org/Andre-Marie_Amp%C3%A8re
• http://www.juliantrubin.com/bigten/ampereexperiments.html
• http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01437c.htm

References

• http://www.famousscientists.org/andre-marie-ampere/
• http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/andre-marie-ampere-535.php
• http://www.britannica.com/biography/Andre-Marie-Ampere
• http://www.rare-earth-magnets.com/andre-marie-ampere/