Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb was a French officer, engineer, and physicist. He is best known as the eponymous discoverer of what is now called Coulomb's law, the description of the electrostatic force of attraction and repulsion. He also did important work on friction, and his work on earth pressure formed the basis for the later development of much of the science of soil mechanics.
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- Angoulême
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- Collège des Quatre-NationsÉcole royale du génie de Mézières
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1736
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