Andre-Marie Ampere: Enlightenment and Electrodynamics
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...
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Absorbing biography of the creative and destructive scientific genius and tragic life of André-Marie Ampère.
List of IllustrationsGeneral Editor's PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction1Pt. IComing of Age (1775-1804)51Idyllic Youth72Marriage and Provincial Life (1800-1804)24Pt. IIParis (1804-1820)973Laplacian Physics994Ampere in Paris1235Metaphysics: Ampere, Kant, and Maine de Biran1446Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics (1804-1820)165Pt. IIIElectrodynamics2257Ampere's Response to the Discovery of Electromagnetism (1820)2278Ampere's Electrodynamics (1821-1822)2659Defense and Elaboration of the Theory309Pt. IVClosing Years35110The Final Synopsis353Notes368Bibliography384Index400
