Hippolyte Fizeau
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Hippolyte Fizeau | |
 Hippolyte Fizeau
|
|
| Born | 23 September 1819 Paris |
|---|---|
| Died | 18 September 1896 (aged 74) Venteuil |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | Physics |
| Known for | Doppler Effect Fizeau-Foucault apparatus Capacitor |
Armand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau (1819 – 1896), a French physicist, was born in Paris. His earliest work was concerned with improvements in photographic processes. Later, in association with J. B. L. Beaulieu, he engaged in a series of investigations on the interference of light and heat. In 1848, he predicted the redshifting of electromagnetic waves.[1] In 1849 he published the first results obtained by his method for determining the speed of light (see Fizeau-Foucault apparatus), and in 1850 with E. Gounelle measured the speed of electricity. Hippolyte in 1864 made the first suggestion that the "length of a light wave be used as a length standard".(Physics part 1 Resnick/Halliday pg.5)
He was involved in the discovery of the Doppler effect.[2]
In 1853 he described the use of the capacitor (then called the condenser) as a means to increase the efficiency of the induction coil. Subsequently he studied the thermal expansion of solids, and applied the phenomenon of interference of light to the measurement of the dilatations of crystals. He became a member of the Académie française in 1860 and of the Bureau des Longitudes in 1878. He died at Venteuil on 18 September 1896.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Hellemans; Bryan Bunch (1988). The Timetables of Science. New York, New York: Simon and Schuster. pp. 317. ISBN 0671621300.
- ^ Houdas, Y. (April 1991). "[Doppler, Buys-Ballot, Fizeau. Historical note on the discovery of the Doppler's effect]". Annales de cardiologie et d'angéiologie 40 (4): 209–13. PMID 2053764.
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
 |
This article about a physicist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
