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Ampère's Law: Crash Course Physics #33

Explore the world of physics, motion, and energy with Dr. Shini Somara.

Ampère's Law: Crash Course Physics #33

Season 1 Episode 33 | 8m 31s | CC

Hans Christian Oersted had just discovered the connection between electricity and magnetism. Meanwhile, a French physicist named André-Marie Ampère was experimenting with some wires, trying to learn more about the connection between currents and the magnetic fields they create. Ampère would discover one of the most fundamental laws of electromagnetism: what we now call Ampère’s Law.

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