Ampère André Marie

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A0263400 (ăm′pîr, äN-pĕr′), André Marie 1775-1836. French physicist and mathematician who formulated Ampère's law, a mathematical description of the magnetic field produced by a current-carrying conductor.

Am·père

(ăm′pîr′, äm-pĕr′), André Marie 1775-1836. French mathematician and physicist. He is best known for his analysis of the relationship between magnetic force and electric current, including the formulation of Ampère's law, a mathematical description of the strength of the magnetic field produced by the flow of energy through a conductor. The ampere unit of electric current is named for him.