André-Marie Ampère: Enlightenment and Electrodynamics
In this authoritative biography, James Hofmann examines the extraordinary life of André-Marie Ampère, who made original, significant contributions to mathematics and chemistry and is renowned for his new branch of physics - electrodynamics. A member of the Académie des Sciences, and professor at the École Polytechnique, his accomplishments are remarkable in view of his tragic personal life. One of the elite of early nineteenth-century Parisian science, yet having no formal education, he embraced the scientific optimism of the Enlightenment, and the Catholic faith. This combination of intellectual expectation and emotional spirituality made Ampère's genius both destructive and extraordinarily creative. This, the only biography available in the English language, illuminates the scientific contributions of an individual and his epoch, and provides a fascinating insight into the workings of the scientific mind.
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Lyon, France
Marseilles, France
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André-Marie Ampère's father, Jean-Jacques Ampère, was a prosperous man who owned a home in Lyon and a country house in Poleymieux, which is only 10 km from Lyon. Up till André-Marie was seven years old the family spent most of the year in Lyon except the summer months which were spent at Poleymieux. However, in , the home at Poleymieux became their main residence since André-Marie's father wished to spend more time on his son's education. Only a short time in winter was spent at Lyon where André-Marie's father saw to his business interests.Despite not attending school, André-Marie was to be given an excellent education. He describes this education in autobiographical writings (rather strangely referring to himself in the third person):-
His father, who had never ceased to cultivate Latin and French literature, as well as several branches of science, raised him himself in the country near the city where he was b
Volts, watts, ohms… Our modern language owes part of the vocabulary related to the science of electricity to the surnames of its great inventors. Among them, one of the greatest, André-Marie Ampère, a Frenchman with a complex destiny, died in poverty, but his inventions transformed the world.
Who was André-Marie Ampère?
Straddling two centuries, André-Marie Ampère was born in in Lyon and died in in Marseille. Although he began studying Latin at a young age under the guidance of his father, a silk merchant, he quickly developed an interest in mathematics and science, which his father continually supported.
Marked by the death of his sister and then his father, who was executed by the Revolutionary Tribunal, Ampère went through a period of depression from which he emerged through the discovery of botany, music, and poetry. He married Julie Caron in before becoming a professor of physics at the École centrale de l’Ain in Bourg-en-Bresse, despite not having a degree.
He then obtained a chair in mathematics and astronomy at Lyon, but his wife’s death from illness led to a second period of depression that was not alleviated by his second marriage.
He then moved to Paris to w
Andre Marie Ampere Biography: The French physicist and mathematician, Andre Marie Ampere is mainly credited for laying down the basis of electrodynamics (now known as electromagnetism). He was the first person to demonstrate that a magnetic field is generated when two parallel wires are charged with electricity and is also known for inventing the astatic needle, a significant component of the contemporary astatis galvanometer.
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Andre Marie Ampere Biography, Inventions, Education, Awards and Facts
Andre Marie was born in Lyon, France on January He grew up at the family property at Poleymieux-au-Mont-d’Or near Lyon. His father, Jean-Jacques Ampere was an affluent businessman and local government official. Young Ampere spent most of his time reading in the library of his family home, and developed a great interest in history, geography, literature, philosophy and the natural sciences. His father gave him Latin lessons and encouraged him to pursue his passion for mathematics.
At a very young age, he rapidly began to develop his own mathematical ideas and also started to write a thesis on conic sections. When
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