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Did Jean-Baptiste Biot ever serve in the military?

  • Yes

  • No

  • Only during times of war

  • Only as a general

Answer

Jean-Baptiste Biot did not serve in the military. He was a French physicist and mathematician, and a member of the French Academy of Sciences. He is best known for his work on optics and electromagnetism. Biot's Law, which describes the polarization of light by reflection, is named after him.
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