Jean-Baptiste Biot
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Jean-Baptiste Biot (/ˈbiːoʊ, ˈbjoʊ/;[2] French: [bjo]; 21 April 1774 – 3 February 1862) was a French physicist, astronomer, and mathematician who co-discovered the Biot–Savart law of magnetostatics with Félix Savart, established the reality of meteorites, made an early balloon flight, and studied the polarization of light.
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Born | 21 April 1774 (1774-04-21) Paris, France |
Died | 3 February 1862(1862-02-03) (aged 87) Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | École Polytechnique |
Known for | Biot number Biot–Savart law Circular dichroism Optical rotation |
Awards | Pour le Mérite (1850) Rumford Medal (1840) ForMemRS (1815) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics, astronomy and mathematics |
Academic advisors | Gaspard Monge[1] |
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The biot (a CGS unit of electrical current), the mineral biotite, and Cape Biot in eastern Greenland were named in his honour.