Died 1841-03-16.
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Félix Savart
Félix Savart was a French physicist and mathematician who is primarily known for the Biot–Savart law of electromagnetism, which he discovered together with his colleague Jean-Baptiste Biot. His main interest was in acoustics and the study of vibrating bodies. A particular interest in the violin led him to create an experimental trapezoidal model. He gave his name to the savart, a unit of measureme…
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Born 30 June 1791 · Died 16 March 1841 · Q711509
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Awarded Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1839).
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1820· 1 entry
And was the co-originator of the Biot–Savart law, along with Jean-Baptiste Biot
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Studied at University of Strasbourg (1814–1816).
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Studied at Ancien hôpital militaire de Fort-Moselle (Metz) (1808–1810).
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1791· 1 entry
Born 1791-06-30.
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