Léon Foucault
1819 – 1868 · aged 49
French physicist (1819–1868)
- Born
- 18 Sept 1819 · Paris
- Died
- 11 Feb 1868 · Paris
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- 18 Sept 1819BornBorn in Paris
- 1855AwardCopley Medal
- 1862AwardOfficer of the Legion of Honour
- 1864AwardForeign Member of the Royal Society
- 11 Feb 1868DiedDied in Paris
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- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
Biography
Jean Bernard Léon Foucault (UK: , US: ; French: [ʒɑ̃ bɛʁnaʁ leɔ̃ fuko]; 18 September 1819 – 11 February 1868) was a French physicist who invented the Foucault pendulum, a device demonstrating the effect of Earth's rotation. He also made an early measurement of the speed of light, discovered eddy currents, and is credited with naming the gyroscope.
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