More Info →Andre-Marie Ampere (b.1775 - d.1836)

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Description: Printed below portrait on original print - (c) Andre Marie Ampere (1775 – 1836) (Photo: Institution of Electrical Engineers)

Photo of print used for exhibition purposes – historical persons in the development of electricity & electrical engineering. Possibly reproduced by Mr J.F. Bryce.

Mr Andre-Marie Ampere (b.1775 – d.1836) 1 B&W photo print

The unit of electrical current, the “Ampere” is named in his honour. (Often abbreviated to “Amp”). Podigy who at 12 years old had mastered all mathematics then extant. By 1825 had laid the foundation of electomagnetic theory, including the law of electromagnetism (Ampere’s Law) that describes the force between 2 electric currents.

Photo of print used for exhibition purposes – historical persons in the development of electricity & electrical engineering. Possibly reproduced by Mr J.F. Bryce.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”