<P> André - Marie Ampère ( / ˈæmpɪər / ; French : ( ɑ̃pɛʁ ) ; 20 January 1775 -- 10 June 1836 ) was a French physicist and mathematician who was one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism , which he referred to as `` electrodynamics '' . He is also the inventor of numerous applications , such as the solenoid ( a term coined by him ) and the electrical telegraph . An autodidact , Ampère was a member of the Académie des sciences and professor at the École polytechnique and the Collège de France . </P>
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one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism inventor of numerous applications , such as the solenoid ( a term coined by him ) and the electrical telegraph