Back Joseph Fourier Afrikaans Joseph Fourier ALS ዦሰፍ ፉርዬ Amharic Joseph Fourier AN جوزيف فورييه Arabic جوزيف فورييه ARZ Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier AST Jozef Furye Azerbaijani ژوزف فوریئ AZB Жозеф Фурье Bashkir
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| Born | Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier 21 March 1768 |
| Died | 16 May 1830 (aged 62) Paris, France |
| Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure |
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| Fields | Mathematician, physicist, historian |
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Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier (/ˈfʊrieɪ, -iər/;[1] French: [fuʁje]; 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 and vibrations. The Fourier transform and Fourier's law of conduction are also named in his honour. Fourier is also generally credited with the discovery of the greenhouse effect.[2]
- ^ "Fourier". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.
- ^ Cowie, J. (2007). Climate Change: Biological and Human Aspects. Cambridge University Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-521-69619-7.