Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval
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 Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval |
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| Born | June 8, 1851 La Porcherie |
| Died | December 13, 1940 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | electrophysiology |
| Known for | galvanometer electrophysiology |
Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval (June 8, 1851 – December 13, 1940) was born in La Porcherie and was a French physician, physicist and inventor of the moving-coil galvanometer and the thermocouple ammeter. D'Arsonval was an important contributor to the emerging field of electrophysiology, the study of the effects of electricity on biological organisms, in the nineteenth century.
He obtained his medical degree in 1877 after studying in Limoges and Paris. In 1892 he became directory of the new laboratory of biophysics at the College de France and in 1894 was appointed professor.
In 1881, d'Arsonval proposed tapping the thermal energy of the ocean. d'Arsonval's student, Georges Claude, built the first OTEC plant in Cuba in 1930.
d'Arsonval has a phenomenon named after him. An alternating current having a frequency of 10 kilohertz or greater produces no muscular contractions and does not affect the sensory nerves. It is also called the Tesla Current.
He was awarded the Prix Montyon in 1882 and was appointed a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1884, with Grand Cross in 1931. [1]
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- ^ Lance Day, Ian McNeil, Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology Routledge, 2003 ISBN 0-203-02829-5 pp. 45–46
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[edit] Further reading
- Culotta, Charles A. (1970). "Arsonval, Arsène D'". Dictionary of Scientific Biography. 1. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 302–305. ISBN 0-684-10114-9.
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