Hippolyte Fizeau
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 127 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 23,1819 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Date of died | September 18,1896 |
| Died | Venteuil |
| France | |
| Spouse | Thérèse Valentine de Jussieu |
| Known for | Doppler effect |
| Fizeau–Foucault apparatus | |
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| Doppler effect; Fizeau–Foucault apparatus; Capacitor | |
| Job | Physicist |
| Education | Paris Medical School |
| Collège Stanislas de Paris | |
| Awards | Rumford Medal |
| Parents | Béatrice Fizeau |
| Louis Fizeau | |
| Born | Paris |
| France | |
| Nationality | French |
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| ID | 552029 |
Hippolyte Fizeau Life story
Armand Hippolyte Louis Fizeau FRS FRSE MIF was a French physicist, who in 1849 measured the speed of light to within 5% accuracy. In 1851, he measured the speed of light in moving water in an experiment known as the Fizeau experiment.
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