Mathematician:Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis

Mathematician
French mathematician, mechanical engineer and scientist.

Best known for his work on the supplementary forces that are detected in a rotating frame of reference, leading to the Coriolis effect.

Nationality
French

History

 * Born: 21 May 1792 in Paris, France
 * Died: 19 September 1843 in Paris, France

Theorems and Definitions

 * Coriolis Acceleration
 * Coriolis Effect
 * Coriolis Force

Publications

 * 1829: Calcul de l'Effet des Machines ("Calculation of the Effect of Machines")




 * 1833: Sur le bruit du tonnerre ("On the sound of thunder")




 * 1835: Théorie Mathématique des Effets du Jeu de Billard

Also known as
Some sources do not hyphenate his forename: Gaspard Gustave de Coriolis.

Some sources give his name as: Gustav Gaspard de Coriolis.