Mathematician:Marie Alfred Cornu

Mathematician

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

Nationality

French

History

• Born: 6 March 1841 in Orléans, France
• Died: 12 April 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.

Sources

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