Thomas-François Dalibard
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Thomas-François Dalibard (French pronunciation: [tɔma fʁɑ̃swa dalibaʁ]; born in Crannes-en-Champagne, France in 1709, died in 1778) was a French physicist who performed the first lightning rod experiment.[1] He was married to the novelist and playwright Françoise-Thérèse Aumerle de Saint-Phalier.[2]
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Thomas-François Dalibard | |
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Born | (1709-11-05)5 November 1709 Crannes-en-Champagne, Sarthe, France |
Died | 1778 |
Known for | Florae Parisiensis Prodromus, ou catalogue des plantes qui naissent dans les environs de Paris; showing that lightning contained electricity |
Spouse | Françoise-Thérèse Aumerle de Saint-Phalier |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physicist |
Institutions | Marly-la-Ville,Val-d'Oise,France |
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