Amedeo Avogadro
Pioneering Italian scientist known for Avogadro's law on gas volumes and molecular theory.
Chronology: 1776-08-09 – 1856-07-09
Origins & Early Life
Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro, Count of Quaregna and Cerreto (, also US: , Italian: [ameˈdɛːo avoˈɡaːdro]; 9 August 1776 – 9 July 1856) was an Italian scientist, most noted for his contribution to molecular theory now known as Avogadro's law, which states that equal volumes of gases under the same conditions of temperature and pressure will contain equal numbers of molecules. In tribute to him, the ratio of the number of elementary entities (atoms, molecules, ions or other particles) in a substance to its amount of substance (the latter having the unit mole), 6.02214076×1023 mol−1, is known as the Avogadro constant. This constant is denoted NA, and is one of the seven defining constants of the SI. == Biography == Amedeo Avogadro was born in Turin to a noble family of the Kingdom of Sardinia in the year 1776.
Pivotal Works & Achievements
His father, Count Filippo Avogadro, was a lawyer and magistrate in Piedmont. He graduated in ecclesiastical law at the late age of 20 and began to practice. Soon after, he dedicated himself to physics and mathematics (then called positive philosophy), and in 1809 started teaching them at a liceo (high school) in Vercelli, where his family lived and had some property. In...
Enduring Legacy & Impact
The historical impact and works continue to influence the modern world.
Source: Wikipedia