Jacques le Sage

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Geneva
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1704-06-20
gptkbp:child Jean_le_Sage
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Léonard_Euler
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Daniel_Bernoulli
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:Quantum_Mechanics
Development of Kinetic Theory
gptkbp:contribution Statistical Mechanics
Kinetic_Theory_of_Gases
gptkbp:deathDate 1781-08-17
gptkbp:famousFor Mathematical_Physics
gptkbp:field Mathematics
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Physics
gptkbp:financialPerformance Influence on 18th Century Physics
gptkbp:historicalImpact Pioneering_Work_in_Physics
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Influence on Future Physicists
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Pioneer_in_Statistical_Mechanics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jacques le Sage
gptkbp:impact Scientific_Community
gptkbp:influence Statistical Physics
Development_of_Statistical_Mechanics
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Pierre-Simon_Laplace
Statistical Physics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:influenceOn Modern_Physics
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkbp:inventor Le_Sage's_Theory_of_Gravitation
gptkbp:knownFor Statistical Mechanics
gptkbp:legacy Le_Sage's_Law_of_Gravitation
gptkbp:nationality French
gptkbp:notableEvent Foundational_Work_in_Thermodynamics
gptkbp:notableFeature Impact on 19th Century Physics
gptkbp:notableWork Theory of Probability
gptkbp:occupation Mathematician
gptkbp:philosophy gptkb:David_Hume
Empiricism
Thermodynamic Laws
gptkbp:publishes Essai sur la nature des corps
gptkbp:researchAreas Thermodynamics
gptkbp:researchContribution Statistical Mechanics
Statistical_Mechanics_and_Thermodynamics
Kinetic_Theory_of_Gases
gptkbp:researchFocus Thermodynamics_and_Kinetics
gptkbp:researchInterest Empirical Research
Influence_on_Modern_Physics
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Geneva
gptkbp:spouse Marie-Anne_de_la_Roche
gptkbp:theory Gravitation
Le_Sage's_Theory_of_Gravitation