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Name: Charles Augustin de Coulomb Birth: July 14, 1736 Death: August 23, 1806 Country of Origin: Angouleme, France
 * Date of Discovery: 1784**

Charles Augustin de Coulomb was from a well to do family in France. He was a military man who has reached the rank of Captain. He was on the outskirts of France when the revolution broke out and he retired to the countryside. While out there he found an inverse relationship between electrons which is call Coulombs law. He also founded Coulombs friction in the process of figuring out the workings of Coulombs law.