Mathematician:Augustin-Jean Fresnel
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Mathematician
French civil engineer and physicist, whose research in optics led to the almost universal acceptance of the wave theory of light in the 19th century.
Nationality
French
History
- Born: 10 May 1788 in Broglie, France
- Died: 14 July 1827 in Ville-d'Avray, France
Theorems and Definitions
Definitions of concepts named for Augustin-Jean Fresnel can be found here.
Sources
- John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Augustin-Jean Fresnel": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Fresnel integrals
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Fresnel integrals