Joseph Fourier quotes
Joseph Fourier was a French mathematician and physicist, renowned for his pioneering work on heat transfer and the Fourier series. His mathematical methods have become fundamental tools in engineering, physics, and signal processing. He made lasting contributions that greatly influenced modern science and technology. Here are 4 of his quotes:
Primary causes are unknown to us; but are subject to simple and constant laws, which may be discovered by observation, the study of them being the object of natural philosophy.
Heat, like gravity, penetrates every substance of the universe, its rays occupy all parts of space. The object of our work is to set forth the mathematical laws which this element obeys. The theory of heat will hereafter form one of the most important branches of general physics.
Joseph Fourier
If we consider further the manifold relations of this mathematical theory to civil uses and the technical arts, we shall recognize completely the extent of its applications. It is evident that it includes an entire series of distinct phenomena, and that the study of it cannot be omitted without losing a notable part of the science of nature.
The principles of the theory are derived, as are those of rational mechanics, from a very small number of primary facts, the causes of which are not considered by geometers, but which they admit as the results of common observations confirmed by all experiment.
Joseph Fourier
Joseph Fourier
Occupation: French Mathematician
Born: January 21, 1768
Died: May 16, 1830
Quotes count: 4
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