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==Personal Life== | ==Personal Life== | ||
Jean Baptiste Biot was born in Paris, France on April 21, 1774 and died on February 3, 1862 in Paris. He started his study from the College of Louis-le-Grand and then joined army in 1793. He left the service to finish his education at École Polytechnique in 1794. Later, he was appointed as a professor at the University of Beauvais in 1797. In 1800, he came back to Paris as a mathematical physics professor at Collège de France and was elected as a member of the French Academy of Sciences in 1803. | Jean Baptiste Biot was born in Paris, France on April 21, 1774 and died on February 3, 1862 in Paris. He started his study from the College of Louis-le-Grand and then joined army in 1793. He left the service to finish his education at École Polytechnique in 1794. Later, he was appointed as a professor at the University of Beauvais in 1797. In 1800, he came back to Paris as a mathematical physics professor at Collège de France and was elected as a member of the French Academy of Sciences in 1803. | ||
==Scientific Contributions== | ==Scientific Contributions== | ||
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Personal Life
Jean Baptiste Biot was born in Paris, France on April 21, 1774 and died on February 3, 1862 in Paris. He started his study from the College of Louis-le-Grand and then joined army in 1793. He left the service to finish his education at École Polytechnique in 1794. Later, he was appointed as a professor at the University of Beauvais in 1797. In 1800, he came back to Paris as a mathematical physics professor at Collège de France and was elected as a member of the French Academy of Sciences in 1803.
Scientific Contributions
Jean-Baptiste Biot discovered Biot-Savart Law with Felix Savart in 1820. He also formulated Saccharimetry.