By the time Fourier was nine years old, he was an orphan. He was put in the military school at Auxerre where he began to develop an interest in mathematics. Fourier wanted to enter the army, but because of his low social position, he was only qualified...

Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier is best known for the trigonometric technique that we now know as the Fourier series. His life was not without excitement outside the mathematical world. During his life he was a political activist caught up in the French...

The French mathematical physicist Jean Baptiste Joseph, Baron Fourier (1768-1830), was the first to discuss in a comprehensive manner the various aspects of the flow of heat in bodies. On March 21, 1768, J.B.J. Fourier was born in Auxerre. At the age...

Every physical scientist knows the name Fourier; the Series, Integral, and Transform that bear his name are essential mathematical tools. Joseph Fourier's great achievement was to state the equation for the diffusion of heat. The Fourier Series...

1768-1830 French Mathematician, Egyptologist and Administrator Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier was a French mathematician, Egyptologist, and administrator with the French government. He is best remembered for his work on the analysis of functions in terms...

Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (March 21, 1768 - May 16, 1830) was a French mathematician and physicist who is best known for initiating the investigation of Fourier series and their application to problems of heat flow. The Fourier transform is also...