Charles-Augustin de Coulomb

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (14 June 1736-23 August 1806) was a French physicist, known for his research on the properties of electricity.Biography.com: Charles de Coulomb - Physicist, Scientist - Biography.com, accessdate: August 24, 2017 He also did research on the friction of fluids. Today, the SI unit for electric charge, the coulomb is named after him. He is one of the 72 people to have his name written on the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

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Category:French physicists
Category:1736 births
Category:1806 deaths