Joseph Fourier
Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (21 March 1768 – 16 May 1830) was a French mathematician and physicist best known for initiating the investigation of Fourier series and their applications to problems of heat transfer and vibrations. The Fourier transform and Fourier's Law are also named in his honour. Fourier is also generally credited with the discovery of the greenhouse effect.
Read more about Joseph Fourier: Biography, Rosetta Stone, The Analytic Theory of Heat, Determinate Equations, Discovery of The Greenhouse Effect, Works
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