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André-Marie Ampère

French physicist and mathematician (1775–1836)

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André-Marie Ampère was a French scientist of the late 1700s and early 1800s who made major discoveries about electricity and magnetism, laying important groundwork for the science of electromagnetism. His work is still recognized today—the unit used to measure electric current, the "ampere," is named after him.

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Born: 1775
Died: 1836
Works: 90

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Mémoire contenant l'application de la théorie exposée dans le XVII. e Cahier du Journal de l'École polytechnique, à l'intégration des équations aux différentielles partielles du premier et du second ordre
Détermination des poids moléculaires
Lettre de M. Ampère a M. le comte Berthollet
Philosophie de A.M. Ampère
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Born: 20 January 1775
Died: 10 June 1836

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Gender: male

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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. He made also important contributions in chemistry and philosophy. He is also the inventor of numerous applications, such as the solenoid (a term coined by him) and the electrical telegraph. As an autodidact, Ampère was a member of the French Academy of Sciences and professor at the École polytechnique and the Collège de France.

The SI unit of electric current, the ampere (A), is named after him. His name is also one of the 72 names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower. The term kinematic is the English version of his cinématique, which he constructed from the Greek κίνημα kinema ("movement, motion"), itself derived from κινεῖν kinein ("to move").