Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
Physicist, Academic
1736 – 1806
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Who was Charles-Augustin de Coulomb?
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb was a French physicist. He was best known for developing Coulomb's law, the definition of the electrostatic force of attraction and repulsion, but also did important work on friction. The SI unit of electric charge, the coulomb, was named after him.
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- Born
- Jun 14, 1736
Angoulême - Also known as
- Charles Augustin Coulomb
- C. A. Coulomb
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 23, 1806
Paris
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on July 23, 2013
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