André-Marie Ampère: Enlightenment and Electrodynamics

by James R. Hofmann

Book Overview

In this authoritative biography, James Hofmann examines the extraordinary life of Andr -Marie Amp re, who made original, significant contributions to mathematics and chemistry and is renowned for his new branch of physics - electrodynamics. A member of the Acad mie des Sciences, and professor at the cole Polytechnique, his accomplishments are remarkable in view of his tragic personal life. One of the elite of early nineteenth-century Parisian science,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521566703
• ISBN13: 9780521566704
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"