Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Biot
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Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774–1862) was a French physicist, astronomer, and mathematician known for his contributions to various fields, including optics, mechanics, and astronomy. He is particularly noted for his work on the polarization of light and the study of stress and strain in materials. Biot is also known for formulating the Biot-Savart law, which describes the magnetic field generated by an electric current, in collaboration with Félix Savart.