Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (/ˈkuːlɒm, -loʊm, kuːˈlɒm, -ˈloʊm/, KOO-lom, -lohm, koo-LOM, -LOHM; French: [kulɔ̃]; 14 June 1736 – 23 August 1806) was a French officer, engineer, and physicist. He is best known as the eponymous discoverer of what is now called Coulomb's law, the description of the electrostatic force of attraction and repulsion. He also did important work on friction.
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb | |
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Portrait by Hippolyte Lecomte (1894 copy) | |
| Born | 14 June 1736 |
| Died | 23 August 1806 (aged 70) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | École royale du génie de Mézières |
| Known for | Torsion balance Coulomb's law Coulomb blockade Coulomb friction Coulomb damping Mohr-Coulomb theory |
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| Electromagnetism |
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The SI unit of electric charge, the coulomb, was named in his honor in 1880.
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