Gabriel de Châtelet

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:physicist
mathematician
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:Christian_Wolff
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
Enlightenment
gptkbp:birthDate 1706-12-17
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:child gptkb:Louis_de_Châtelet
gptkb:Gabriel_de_Châtelet
gptkb:Sophie_de_Châtelet
gptkbp:deathDate 1749-09-10
gptkbp:deathPlace Lunéville,_France
gptkbp:field physics
mathematics
philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gabriel de Châtelet
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Émilie_du_Châtelet
gptkb:Marie_Curie
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:René_Descartes
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:knownFor her advocacy for women's education
her work on energy conservation
her influence on later feminist thought
her legacy in the history of science
her writings on the philosophy of mathematics
her contributions to the understanding of thermodynamics
her analysis of the concept of force
her contributions to calculus
her contributions to the philosophy of education
her discussions on the conservation of energy
her efforts to popularize science among women
her impact on the field of mathematics
her influence on scientific methodology
her philosophical writings on metaphysics
her pioneering work in theoretical physics
her role in the development of modern physics
her role in the scientific revolution
her work on the nature of light
her writings on the philosophy of science
her exploration of the relationship between mathematics and physics
her role in the advancement of women's rights in science
her_correspondence_with_Voltaire
translating_Newton's_Principia_Mathematica
her_critique_of_Cartesian_physics
her_promotion_of_Newtonian_physics
gptkbp:nationality French
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Éléments_de_la_philosophie_de_Newton
Institutions_de_Physique
gptkbp:occupation translator
writer
scientist
gptkbp:spouse Marquis_de_Châtelet