André-Marie Ampère

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").

Notable works: Ampère's circuital law, Ampère's force law, Monge–Ampère equation, Memoir on the Mathematical Theory of Electrodynamic Phenomena, Uniquely Deduced from Experience Awards: Knight of the Legion of Honour, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, 72 names on the Eiffel Tower, honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) Education: École polytechnique

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