Early Life and Education
– Born in Château de la Borie, La Porcherie, Haute Vienne, France
– Studied medicine in Limoges and Paris
– Obtained medical degree in 1877
– Served as assistant to Claude Bernard from 1873 to 1878
– Assisted Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard after Bernard’s death
Contributions to Electrophysiology
– Became director of the laboratory of biophysics at College de France in 1892
– Conducted research on the physiological effects of alternating current
– Discovered that currents with frequency over 5,000Hz had beneficial effects
– Pioneered the therapeutic application of high frequency current to the body
– Developed spark-excited resonant circuit called DArsonval currents for therapy
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)
– Proposed tapping the thermal energy of the ocean in 1881
– Student, Georges Claude, built the first OTEC plant in Cuba in 1930
– Contributed to the development of OTEC technology
Awards and Recognitions
– Awarded the Prix Montyon in 1882
– Appointed a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1884
– Received Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour in 1931
Additional Resources
– ‘Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology’ by Lance Day and Ian McNeil
– ‘Dictionary of Scientific Biography’ by Charles A. Culotta
– External link to a webpage about Jacques-Arsène d’Arsonval Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Arsonval
Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval (8 June 1851 – 31 December 1940) was a French physician, physicist and inventor of the moving-coil D'Arsonval galvanometer and the thermocouple ammeter. D'Arsonval was an important contributor to the emerging field of electrophysiology, the study of the effects of electricity on biological organisms, in the nineteenth century.
Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval | |
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 Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval | |
| Born | 8 June 1851 |
| Died | 31 December 1940 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Galvanometer Electrophysiology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrophysiology |