Kim Francis T.

Corros June 15, 2010

IV-Mapagpakumbaba Physics

Reading Research # 1.2

Foreign and Filipino Physicists

AMPERE, Andre Marie (1775-1836)

He was a French scientist, known for his

important contributions to the study of
electrodynamics. Ampere, the son of a Lyon city
official, was born in Polemieux-auMont-d'Or, near
Lyon. The ampere, the unit of electric current, is
named after him. His electrodynamic theory and his
views on the relationship of electricity and
magnetism were published in his Recueil
d'observations electrodynamiques (Collection of
Observations on Electrodynamics, 1822) and in his
Theorie des phenomenes electrodynamiques (Theory of Electrodynamic
Phenomena, 1826). Ampere invented the astatic needle, which made possible
the modern astatic galvanometer. He was the first to show that two parallel
conductors carrying currents traveling in the same direction attract each other
and, if traveling in opposite directions, repel each other.

Dr. Amador Muriel

Dr. Amador Muriel was recognized

because of his important works and
marvelous contributions to the field of
theoretical physics, in particular, his
advancement of theoretical apparatus
to clarify turbulence. His new kinetic
equation is valuable for discovering
essential problems of non- equilibrium
statistical procedure. Dr. Muriel
discovered the accurate and estimated
solutions for the performance of a two-level system, which were considered
by his peers as a revolutionary contribution to a quantum Turing machine,
now a rising field in quantum computing. Also, in his studies on stellar
dynamics, he has recognized realistically that self-gravitation alone is
adequate to create a hierarchy of structures in one dimension. He has
unselfishly used up his own time and wealth in training many undergraduate
and graduate students and researches at numerous universities in the country.
Dr. Muriel has also extensively contributed to the progress of theoretical
physics in the country. Dr. Muriel was born on November 24, 1939 and
elected Academician in year 2003.