André-Marie Ampère
French physicist and mathematician
🗓️January 20, 1775 - June 10, 1836
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📖Biography
André-Marie Ampère was a French physicist and mathematician who was one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as "electrodynamics". The SI unit of measurement of electric current, the ampere, is named after him.
🏆Major Works & Achievements
- ✦Formulated Ampère's circuital law
- ✦Founder of electromagnetism
- ✦SI unit of electric current named after him
💬Famous Quotes
"The investigation of the laws of nature is the true worship of God
"We can only see what is illuminated
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