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Joseph Fourier
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier was a French mathematician and physicist born in Auxerre, Burgundy and best known for initiating the investigation of Fourier series, which eventually developed into Fourier analysis and harmonic analysis, and their applications to problems of heat transfer and vibrations. The Fourier transform and Fourier's law of conduction are also named in his honour. Fourier is al…
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science · French mathematician and physicist (1768–1830) · mathematician · physicist · historian · archaeologist · university teacher · official · engineer · writer · also Joseph Fourier, Baron Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Fourier, Fourier
Born 21 March 1768 · Died 16 May 1830 · Q8772
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insider.si.edu: Joseph Fourier, 1768-1830 a survey of his life and work, based on a critical edition of his monograph on the propagation of heat, presented to the Institut de France in 1807 ...
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1849· 1 entry
But it was melted down for armaments during World War II
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1830· 3 entries
Died 1830-05-16.
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His diminished health began to take its toll:
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Was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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1827· 1 entry
“M´emoire sur les Temp´eratures du Globe Terrestre et des Espaces Plan´etaires”
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1826· 1 entry
Career landmark: seat 5 of the Académie française (1826–1830).
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1823· 1 entry
Awarded Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1823).
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1822· 2 entries
Fourier published his treatise on heat flow in Théorie analytique de la chaleur (The Analytical Theory of Heat), in which he based his reasoning on Newton's law of cooling, namely, that the flow of heat between two adjac
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Fourier succeeded Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre as Permanent Secretary of the French Academy of Sciences
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1815· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prefect of Rhône (1815–1815).
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1812· 1 entry
Awarded Grand prix des sciences mathématiques (1812).
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1807· 1 entry
And 1811, had published independently his theorem (also known by the name of Fourier), which is very close to Fourier's theorem (each theorem is a corollary of the other)
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1804· 1 entry
Awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour (1804).
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1802· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prefect of Isère (1802–1814).
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1801· 2 entries
Napoleon appointed Fourier Prefect (Governor) of the Department of Isère in Grenoble, where he oversaw road construction and other projects
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Fourier returned to France
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1795· 1 entry
Studied at École normale (1794–1795).
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1789· 1 entry
Studied at Fleury Abbey (1787–1789).
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1782· 1 entry
Studied at Royal Abbey of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre (1777–1782).
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1768· 1 entry
Born 1768-03-21.
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