Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
mathematician
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Lycée_Louis-le-Grand
gptkb:Academy_of_Sciences
Napoleon Bonaparte
gptkbp:awards Legion of Honor
gptkbp:born March 21, 1768
gptkbp:child gptkb:Jean_Fourier
gptkbp:contribution mathematical physics
harmonic analysis
theory of heat
heat equation
gptkbp:died May 16, 1830
gptkbp:education gptkb:École_Polytechnique
gptkbp:field physics
engineering
mathematics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier
gptkbp:influenced mathematics
signal processing
heat transfer
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Joseph-Louis_Lagrange
gptkb:Leonhard_Euler
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:Pierre-Simon_Laplace
gptkbp:knownFor Fourier transform
Fourier series
gptkbp:legacy influence on modern physics
applications in engineering
impact on thermodynamics
Fourier analysis in mathematics
gptkbp:nationality French
gptkbp:notableAlumni Fourier analysis
Fourier's_law_of_heat_conduction
gptkbp:notableWork Fourier transform
Fourier series
Theory of Heat Conduction
The_Analytical_Theory_of_Heat
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physicist
mathematician
politician
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Algeria
gptkb:Grenoble
gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:spouse Marie-Sophie_Fourier