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Jules JaminFrench physicist
Date of Birth: 30.05.1818
Country:  France |
Content:
- Education and Early Career
- Doctoral Dissertation and Teaching Career
- Sorbonne Professorship and Experimental Lectures
- "Traité Général de Physique" and Influence of Cauchy
- Research Interests and Honors
Education and Early Career
Jules Jamin(1818-1886) was born in Termes, France. After completing his studies at the Collège de Reims in 1838, he entered the École Normale Supérieure, where he excelled in physics, graduating in 1841 with first honors.
Doctoral Dissertation and Teaching Career
In 1847, while teaching at the Collège Louis-le-Grand in Paris, Jamin defended his doctoral dissertation "On the Reflection of Light by Metals." He subsequently became a professor at the École Polytechnique in 1852, holding the position until 1881.
Sorbonne Professorship and Experimental Lectures
In 1863, Jamin was appointed to a professorship at the Sorbonne, where his captivating experimental lectures attracted large audiences for over two decades. He possessed a unique talent for simplifying complex concepts and devising ingenious apparatuses to solve intricate physical problems, including his polariscope, interferometer refractometer, and magnetic balance.
"Traité Général de Physique" and Influence of Cauchy
Jamin's influential textbook, "Traité Général de Physique," first published in the early 1860s, comprised his lectures on physics at the École Polytechnique. As a student of Augustin-Louis Cauchy, Jamin dedicated significant effort to developing experimental methods to verify Cauchy's analytical theories of light.
Research Interests and Honors
Jamin's research extended beyond optics to magnetism, electricity, molecular physics, and hygrometry. He also pursued interests in geology, botany, music, and painting. In 1868, he was elected to the French Academy of Sciences, serving as its permanent secretary after the death of Jean-Baptiste Dumas. His son, Paul Jamin, was a renowned artist known for his academic classicist paintings.
