Mathematician:Joseph Fourier

Mathematician
Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier was a French mathematician and physicist best known for the Fourier series and his application of this technique to the problem of heat conduction.

Also developed the technique of dimensional analysis, and discovered the greenhouse effect.

Nationality
French

History

 * Born: 21 March 1768, Auxerre, Bourgogne, France
 * 1798: Accompanied to Egypt
 * Died: 16 May 1830, Paris, France

Theorems and Definitions

 * Fourier Series
 * Fourier Transform
 * Fourier's Law
 * Fourier Analysis
 * Heat Equation
 * Sum Notation
 * Fourier Coefficients
 * Fourier-Stieltjes Coefficients (with )

Books and Papers

 * 1807: On the Propagation of Heat in Solid Bodies
 * 1810: Description of Egypt
 * 1822:
 * 1822:


 * Historical Précis (unpublished)