Mathematician:Marie Alfred Cornu

Mathematician

French physicist best known in mathematical circles for the Cornu spiral.

Nationality

French

History

• Born: March 6, 1841 in Orléans, France
• Died: April 12, 1902 in Romorantin-Lanthenay, France

Theorems and Definitions

• Cornu Depolarizer
• Cornu Spiral (also known as Euler Spiral for Leonhard Paul Euler)

Definitions of concepts named for Marie Alfred Cornu can be found here.

Also known as

Usually referred to as Alfred Cornu.