Born
1749
Died
1827
Nationality
French
Events involving Pierre-Simon Laplace (3)
1750
ID: 536
Pierre-Simon Laplace uses variational calculus to design more efficient windmill blade shapes
ID: 536
1774
ID: 584
Pierre-Simon Laplace begins work on celestial mechanics to prove solar system stability
ID: 584
1812
ID: 702
Laplace publishes Theorie analytique - 'probability is common sense reduced to calculus'
ID: 702