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* [[ampere]] - unit of electrical current name after [[Andre-Marie Ampere]] | * [[ampere]] - unit of electrical current name after [[Andre-Marie Ampere]] | ||
* [[curie (unit)|curie]] - unit of radiation named after [[Madame Curie]], who discovered the [[radioactive]] element [[radium]]. | * [[curie (unit)|curie]] - unit of radiation named after [[Madame Curie]], who discovered the [[radioactive]] element [[radium]]. | ||
| + | * [[curium]] - an [[element]], also named after Curie. | ||
* [[newton (unit)|newton]] - unit of force named after [[Sir Isaac Newton]], famous for the equation F = ma ([[force]] = [[mass]] × [[acceleration]] | * [[newton (unit)|newton]] - unit of force named after [[Sir Isaac Newton]], famous for the equation F = ma ([[force]] = [[mass]] × [[acceleration]] | ||
* [[roentgen]] - for [[Wilhelm Roentgen]] | * [[roentgen]] - for [[Wilhelm Roentgen]] | ||
Revision as of 20:23, April 4, 2011
This page is for scientific terms named after famous people.
- ohm - unit of electrical resistance named after Georg Ohm
- volt - unit of electrical force named after Alessandro Volta
- ampere - unit of electrical current name after Andre-Marie Ampere
- curie - unit of radiation named after Madame Curie, who discovered the radioactive element radium.
- curium - an element, also named after Curie.
- newton - unit of force named after Sir Isaac Newton, famous for the equation F = ma (force = mass × acceleration
- roentgen - for Wilhelm Roentgen