Charles Augustin de Coulomb

Biography

• Born in France
• Studied Engineering
• Worked in the French Military
• Applied his knowledge to his service

His work

• Studied Engineering and Physics
• Made many discoveries in electricity and electrons
• Created the Torsion Balance
• Used Torsion Balance to study electrical charges

Coulombs Law

• Force=K(Q1*Q2/Distance^2)
• Created Coulombs Law
• Used to measure attraction and repulsion
• Found force between electrical charges

Modern day use

• Further Application
• Discovering Friction
• Discovering Drag
• Discovering Elasticity