Mathematician:Augustin-Jean Fresnel

Mathematician
French civil engineer and physicist, whose research in optics led to the almost universal acceptance of the wave theory of light in the 19th century.

Nationality
French

History

 * Born: 10 May 1788 in Broglie, France
 * Died: 14 July 1827 in Ville-d'Avray, France

Theorems and Definitions

 * Fresnel Sine Integral
 * Fresnel Cosine Integral