Emile Amagat
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| Emile Hilaire Amagat | |
 Emile Hilaire Amagat (1841-1915)
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| Born | January 2, 1841 Saint-Satur, France |
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| Died | February 15, 1915 (aged 74) Saint-Satur, France |
| Residence |  France |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | Physics, Thermodynamics |
| Known for | Amagat's law, Hydraulic Manometer |
Emile Hilaire Amagat (2 January 1841 - 15 February 1915) was a French physicist. His doctoral thesis, published in 1872, expanded on the work of Thomas Andrews. Included within were plots of the isotherms of carbon dioxide at high pressures.[1] Amagat published a paper in 1877 that contradicted the current understanding at the time. The paper concluded that the coefficient of compressibility of fluids decreased with increasing pressure.[1] He continued to publish data on isotherms, between 1879 and 1882, for a number of different gases.[1] He was inventor of the hydraulic manometer, which was able to withstand up to 3200 atmospheres, as opposed to 400 atmospheres using a glass apparatus.[1]
He formulated Amagat's law.
He was elected a member of the French Academy of Sciences on 9 June 1902.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Daintith, John (1981). "Amagat, Emile Hilaire". Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists 1. New York: Facts On File, Inc.. 15. ISBN 0871963965.
- ^ * Payen, Jacques (1970). "Amagat, Émile". Dictionary of Scientific Biography 1. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 128-129. ISBN 0684101149..
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