By Richard Gunderman
Indiana University 

On his 250th birthday, Joseph Fourier's math still makes a difference

 

March 21, 2018



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(THE CONVERSATION) March 21 marks the 250th birthday of one of the most influential

mathematicians in history. He accompanied Napoleon on

his expedition to Egypt, revolutionized science’s understanding of

heat transfer, developed the mathematical tools used today to create

CT and MRI scan images, and discovered the greenhouse effect.

His name was Joseph Fourier. He wrote of mathematics: “There cannot be a language more universal and more simple, more free from errors and obscuritie...



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