Died 1864-01-28.
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Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron
Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron was a French engineer and physicist, one of the founders of thermodynamics. He is known for developing the ideal gas law.
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science · French engineer and physicist · physicist · engineer · university teacher · thermodynamicist · also Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron, Émile Clapeyron, Benoit Paul Emile Clapeyron, Clapeyron
Born 26 January 1799 · Died 28 January 1864 · Q313551
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1864· 1 entry
1857· 1 entry
Awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour (1857).
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1843· 2 entries
When Johann Poggendorff translated it into German
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Clapeyron further developed the idea of a reversible process, already suggested by Carnot and made a definitive statement of Carnot's principle, what is now known as the second law of thermodynamics
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1842· 1 entry
Clapeyron published his findings on the "optimal position for the piston at which the various valves should be opened or closed
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1836· 1 entry
To find a manufacturer and engaged Sharp, Roberts and Co
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1834· 1 entry
Made his first contribution to the creation of modern thermodynamics by publishing a report entitled Mémoire sur la puissance motrice de la chaleur (Memoir on the Motive Power of Heat), in which he developed the work
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1820· 2 entries
Studied at Mines ParisTech (1818–1820).
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And Gabriel Lamé went to Saint Petersburg to teach and work at the school of public works there
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1818· 1 entry
Studied at École polytechnique (1815–1818).
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1814· 1 entry
Studied at College of Juilly (1808–1814).
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1799· 1 entry
Born 1799-01-26.
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