Jean le Rond d'Alembert
French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist (1717–1783) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert[1] (/dæləmˈbɛər/ dal-əm-BAIR;[2] French: [ʒɑ̃ batist lə ʁɔ̃ dalɑ̃bɛːʁ]; 16 November 1717 – 29 October 1783) was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist. Until 1759 he was, together with Denis Diderot, a co-editor of the Encyclopédie.[3] D'Alembert's formula for obtaining solutions to the wave equation is named after him.[4][5][6] The wave equation is sometimes referred to as d'Alembert's equation, and the fundamental theorem of algebra is named after d'Alembert in French.
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Jean le Rond d'Alembert | |
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Born | Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert (1717-11-16)16 November 1717 Paris, France |
Died | 29 October 1783(1783-10-29) (aged 65) Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | University of Paris |
Known for | D'Alembert criterion D'Alembert force D'Alembert operator D'Alembert reduction D'Alembert system D'Alembert's form of the principle of virtual work D'Alembert's formula D'Alembert's equation D'Alembert's functional equation D'Alembert's paradox D'Alembert's principle D'Alembert's theorem D'Alembert–Euler condition Tree of Diderot and d'Alembert Cauchy–Riemann equations Fluid mechanics Encyclopédie Three-body problem |
Awards | ForMemRS (1748) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics Mechanics Physics Philosophy |
Notable students | Pierre-Simon Laplace |
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