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Andre-Marie Ampere

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Andre-Marie Ampere

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André-Marie Ampère FRS (French: André-Marie Ampère, French pronunciation: [ɑdʁe maʁi ɑpɛʁ], January 20, 1775 – June 10, 1836) was a French physicist, mathematician, and one of the founders of classical electromagnetism. To commemorate his contribution, the SI unit of current, the ampere, was named after his surname.

Category
Scientists
Nationality
France
Born
1775-01-20
Died
1836-06-10
Wikidata
Q675
Occupations physicistmathematicianengineerphilosopherchemistinventoruniversity teacher
Aliases André-Marie AmpèreampereAmpere, A.-M.Andre-Marie AmpereAndre-Marie AmpereAndre-Marie Ampere

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