André-Marie Ampère is born in Lyon, France. 1775 1793 Ampère's father, Jean-Jacques Ampère, is executed.
1789 The French Revolution begins.
1799 Ampère Marries Julie Carron.
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1802
Ampère’s son, Jean-Jacques Ampère is born.
Ampère publishes ‘ The Mathematical Theory of Games’.
1803 Ampère is appointed professor at the École Polytechnique in Paris.
1820
Inspired by Hans Christian Ørsted's demonstration, Ampère begins work in electrodynamics. Ampère publishes Ampère's Law, which mathematically describes the relationship between electric currents and the magnetic fields they generate.
Ampère’s wife dies of Tuberculosis.
1827 Ampère publishes ‘Mathematical Theory Of Electrodynamic Phenomena, Uniquely Derived From Experiments’
1834
Ampère coins the term "cybernetics" (cybernétique) in his work on the classification of the sciences, using it to refer to the science of government and social regulation.
1836 June 10: André-Marie Ampère passes away in Marseille, France.
1881 The International Electrical Congress names the unit of electric current, the “ampere.”
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