Ampère was playing with wires when he discovered a fundamental law of electromagnetism. Hans Christian Oersted had just discovered the connection between electricity and magnetism. Meanwhile, a ...

ANDRÉ MARIE AMPÈRE was born in Lyons on January 20, 1775, and died at Marseilles on June 7, 1836. His early childhood was spent in the country near his birthplace and his first studies were ...

Jan. 20 (UPI) --Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. They include: -- French physicist Andre-Marie Ampere in 1775 -- Harold Gray, creator of the comic strip "Little Orphan Annie ...