To celebrate the bicentenary of the discoveries of electrodynamics by André-Marie Ampère and to honour the great scientist from Lyon, the SEE, Société de l'électricité, de l'électronique et des technologies de l'information et de la communication, and the SAAMA, Société des Amis d'André-Marie Ampère, have organised a series of events grouped together under the name "Ampère 200 years", between January 2020 and October 2022.

On October 5, 2022, a solemn ceremony will take place at the Palais de la Préfecture du Rhône with the participation of Gérard Mourou, Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 and sponsor of the commemorations.

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All the events, competitions for schoolchildren, conferences, exhibitions, etc. can be consulted on the dedicated Ampère 200 years website.

Ampère 200 years takes place under the High Patronage of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. With the patronage of Gérard Mourou, Nobel Prize in Physics 2018

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