Mathematician:Giovanni Giorgi

Mathematician

Italian physicist and electrical engineer who proposed the Giorgi system of measurement, the precursor to the International System of Units (SI).

Nationality

Italian

History

• Born: 27 November 1871 in Lucca
• Died: 19 August 1950 in Castiglioncello, Livorno

Theorems and Definitions

• Giorgi System

Definitions of concepts named for Giovanni Giorgi can be found here.

Publications

• 1901: Unità Razionali di Elettromagnetismo
• 1902: Rational Units of Electromagnetism
• 1924: On the functional dependence of physical variables
• 1928: Compendio delle lezioni di meccanica razionale
• 1928: Lezioni di fisica matematica
• 1934: Memorandum on the M.K.S. System of Practical Units

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): m.k.s. units
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): m.k.s. units