Félix Savart

Physicist, Physician

1791 – 1841

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Who was Félix Savart?

Félix Savart was the son of Gérard Savart, an engineer at the military school of Metz. His brother, Nicolas, student at École Polytechnique and officer in the engineering corps, did work on vibration. At the military hospital at Metz, Savart studied medicine and later he went on to continue his studies at the University of Strasbourg, where he received his medical degree in 1816. Savart became a professor at Collège de France in 1836 and was the co-originator of the Biot-Savart Law, along with Jean-Baptiste Biot. Together, they worked on the theory of magnetism and electrical currents. Their law was developed about 1820. The Biot-Savart Law relates magnetic fields to the currents which are their sources. Félix Savart also studied acoustics. He developed the Savart wheel which produces sound at specific graduated frequencies using rotating disks.

Félix Savart is the namesake of the unit of measurement for musical intervals, the savart, though it was actually invented by Joseph Sauveur.

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Born
Jun 30, 1791
Charleville-Mézières
Also known as
  • Felix Savart
Nationality
  • France
Profession
Education
  • University of Strasbourg
Died
Mar 16, 1841
Paris

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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