Jean Le Rond d'Alembert
November 16, 1717 –October 29, 1783
Philosopher, Mathematician, Physicist, Musicologist, Translator, Writer
Lived 65 years
- Born in
- Paris
- Passed away in
- Paris
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert ( DAL-əm-BAIR; French: [ʒɑ̃ lə ʁɔ̃ dalɑ̃bɛʁ]; 16 November 1717 – 29 October 1783) was a French mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist. Until 1759 he was, together with Denis Diderot, a co-editor of the Encyclopédie.
His most famous achievements include the wave equation, also known as d'Alembert's equation, and D'Alembert's formula for solving said equation. In French, the fundamental theorem of algebra is named in his honour.
Notable works: d'Alembert's paradox, d'Alembert operator, Encyclopédie, ratio test, D'Alembert's principle, D'Alembert's equation, d'Alembert's formula, Traité de dynamique Awards: Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Education: University of Paris, Collège des Quatre-Nations
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