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.
| ISBN: | 9780521562201 |
| Publication date: | 11th April 1996 |
| Author: | James R Hofmann |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 406 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Science Biographies |
| Genres: |
Biography: general |
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.
André-Marie Ampère features in the following genres: Biography: general
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André-Marie Ampère was written by James R Hofmann and published by Cambridge University Press
André-Marie Ampère has 406 pages
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