André-Marie Ampère vs Carl Friedrich Gauss
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Compare the life timelines of André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836) and Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 59 years, from 1777 to 1836.
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André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836)
- — Born in Lyon, France Verified
- — Father executed during the French Revolution Verified
- — Married Julie Carron Verified
- — Appointed professor of physics and chemistry at Bourg-en-Bresse Verified
- — Moved to Paris to teach at the École Polytechnique Verified
- — Elected to the French Academy of Sciences Verified
- — Founded electrodynamics after Ørsted's discovery Verified
- — Appointed to the chair of experimental physics at the Collège de France Verified
- — Published his memoir on the mathematical theory of electrodynamic phenomena Verified
- — Died in Marseille, France Verified
Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855)
- — Born in Brunswick, Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel Verified
- — Studied at the University of Gottingen Verified
- — Proved the constructibility of the regular 17-gon Verified
- — Published Disquisitiones Arithmeticae Verified
- — Computed the orbit of the asteroid Ceres Verified
- — Married Johanna Osthoff Verified
- — Appointed director of the Gottingen Observatory Verified
- — Led the geodetic survey of the Kingdom of Hanover Verified
- — Built an early electromagnetic telegraph with Wilhelm Weber Verified
- — Died in Gottingen Verified