The Profile of Joseph Fourier

Engraved portrait of French mathematician Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (1768 - 1830)

Joseph Fourier was born in 1768 and was a French mathematician and physicist. He was best known for initiating the investigation of the Fourier series that later developed into harmonic analysis and Fourier analysis. The application of these series was also used for heat transfer and vibration problems.  Another significant achievement of … Read more