Georges Charpy

Georges Charpy
Born	Augustin Georges Albert Charpy (1865-09-01)1 September 1865 Oullins, Rhône, France
Died	25 November 1945(1945-11-25) (aged 80) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Known for	Charpy impact test
Scientific career
Fields	Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, Chemistry, Physics
Institutions	École Monge (1887), École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (1920), École Polytechnique (1922)

Augustin Georges Albert Charpy (1 September 1865 – 25 November 1945) was the French scientist who created the Charpy impact test. He attended École Polytechnique from 1885 to 1887 and graduated with a degree in Marine Artillery. In 1887 he became a professor at École Monge. In 1892 he published his physics thesis. In 1920 he became a professor of metallurgy at École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris. In 1922 he became the professor of general chemistry at École Polytechnique. He died of a heart attack in Paris, France.