Mathematician:Félix Savart

Mathematician

French physicist and mathematician who is primarily known for the Biot-Savart Law, which he discovered together with his colleague Jean-Baptiste Biot.

Mainly interested in acoustics and the study of vibrating bodies.

Nationality

French

History

• Born: 30 June 1791 in Charleville-Mézières, France
• Died: 16 March 1841 in Paris, France

Theorems and Definitions

• Biot-Savart Law (with Jean-Baptiste Biot)

• Savart (Unit)

Results named for Félix Savart can be found here.

Definitions of concepts named for Félix Savart can be found here.

Publications

• 1819: Mémoire sur la construction des instrumens à cordes et à archet
• 1820: Note sur le magnétisme de la pile de Volta (with Jean-Baptiste Biot)

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Félix Savart": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive