Born
1768
Died
1830
Nationality
French
Events involving Jean-Baptiste Fourier (4)
1802
ID: 679
Jean-Baptiste Fourier begins study of heat equation for cannon manufacturing
ID: 679
1807
ID: 689
Joseph Fourier develops Fourier analysis - discovers functions expressible as sines and cosines
ID: 689
1811
ID: 700
Joseph Fourier develops systematic theory of trigonometric series for periodic functions
ID: 700
1822
ID: 747
Fourier publishes Analytical Theory of Heat - revolutionary mathematical analysis transforms engineering
ID: 747