Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
French physicist (1736-1806)
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18th-century French physicist who nailed the math on electrostatic forces—hence Coulomb's law, still the go-to formula for electrical attraction and repulsion. Also did solid work on friction and soil mechanics that engineers still build on today.
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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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