Mechanical Engineering, August 1st, 2005
Is this French mathematician the true father of modern engineering? By Eugene F. Adiutori
Concepts that engineers use every day-as fundamental as the homogeneity of equations and the heat transfer coefficient-were pioneered by a French thinker who died in 1830. His name was Joseph Fourier. He is better known for his career in mathematics, but his contributions to engineering science are so important that a case can be made for calling him the father of modern engineering.
Fourier's contributions to engineering science, many of which were presented in his 1822 book, The Analytical Theory of H...
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