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Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier (/ ˈ f ʊr i eɪ,-i ər /; French:; 21 March 1768 – 16 May 1830) was a French mathematician and physicist born in Auxerre 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 ...
Joseph Fourier, French mathematician, known also as an Egyptologist and administrator, who exerted strong influence on mathematical physics. He showed how the conduction of heat in solid bodies may be analyzed in terms of infinite mathematical series now called by his name, the Fourier series.
Joseph Fourier studied the mathematical theory of heat conduction. He established the partial differential equation governing heat diffusion and solved it by using infinite series of trigonometric functions.
Baron Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Fourier (March 21 1768-May 16, 1830), born in poor circumstances in Auxerre, introduced the idea that an arbitrary function, even one defined by different analytic expressions in adjacent segments of its range (such as a staircase waveform), could nevertheless be represented by a single analytic expression.
Mar 20, 2018 · Learn how the French mathematician and physicist Joseph Fourier developed the transform that bears his name and how it is used in modern medicine, climate science and physics. The article celebrates his 250th birthday and his legacy in mathematics.
Joseph, Baron Fourier, (born March 21, 1768, Auxerre, France—died May 16, 1830, Paris), French mathematician and Egyptologist. While an engineer on Napoleon’s Egyptian expedition, he conducted (1798–1801) anthropological investigations and wrote the preface to the monumental Description de l’Égypte , whose publication he oversaw (1809 ...
Mar 20, 2018 · The article celebrates the 250th anniversary of Joseph Fourier's birth and his contributions to mathematics, science and engineering. It highlights his intellectual boldness, his role in the French Revolution and Napoleon's invasion of Egypt, and his legacy in data analysis and quantum mechanics.
