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.
Personal Life
Scientific Contribution
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