Saint Victor in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
André-Marie Ampère
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 2023
1. André-Marie Ampère Marker
Ici
s'elevait la maison
qu' André-Marie Ampère
habita de 1818 à sa mort
et ou, en 1820, il découvrit
les forces électrodynamiques
This was the location of the house in which André-Marie Ampère lived from 1818 until his death, and where, in 1820, he discovered electrodynamic forces.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is June 10, 1836.
Location. 48° 50.795′ N, 2° 21.117′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Saint Victor. Marker is at the intersection of Rue du Cardinal Lemoine and Rue Monge, on the right when traveling north on Rue du Cardinal Lemoine. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 55 Rue du Cardinal Lemoine, Paris, Île-de-France 75005, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Collège des Ecossais / Scots College (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Enceinte de Philippe Auguste / The Wall of Philip II Augustus (about 150 meters away); Les Arènes de Lutèce / The Arenas of Lutetia
this page online
Also see . . . André-Marie Ampère (Wikipedia).
Overview: 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 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.(Submitted on July 15, 2023.)
The SI unit of measurement of electric current, the ampere, is named after him. His name is also one of the 72 names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower.
Work in electromagnetism: In September 1820, Ampère's friend and eventualeulogist François Arago showed the members of the French Academy of Sciences the surprising discovery by Danish physicist Hans Christian Ørsted that a magnetic needle is deflected by an adjacent electric current. Ampère began developing a mathematical and physical theory to understand the relationship between electricity and magnetism. Furthering Ørsted's experimental work, Ampère showed that two parallel wires carrying electric currents attract or repel each other, depending on whether the currents flow in the same or opposite directions, respectively - this laid the foundation of electrodynamics. He also applied mathematics in generalizing physical laws from these experimental results. The most important of these was the principle that came to be called Ampère's law, which states that the mutual action of two lengths of current-carrying wire is proportional to their lengths and to the intensities of their currents. Ampère also applied this same principle to magnetism, showing the harmony between his law and French physicist Charles Augustin de Coulomb's law of electric action. Ampère's devotion to, and skill with, experimental techniques anchored his science within the emerging fields of experimental physics.Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 20232. André-Marie Ampère Marker - wide viewThe marker is visible here between two windows, directly above the bicyclist.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 47 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
