External Web sites
- The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of André Marie Ampère
- The MacTutor History of Mathematics - Biography of Andre Marie Ampere Biography of this French physicist who founded and named the science of electrodynamics, now known as electromagnetism. Includes photographs, a glossary and related links.
Britannica Web sites
Articles from Britannica encyclopedias for elementary and high school students.
- André-Marie Ampère - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
(1775-1836). While Jean-Jacques Ampere was awaiting execution during the French Revolution, he wrote that his greatest expense had been for books and scientific instruments for his son, Andre-Marie, whom he had tutored. The investment proved to be worthwhile. Andre-Marie Ampere became known as the father of the theory of electromagnetism.