D'Alembert, Jean Le Rond
D'Alembert, Jean Le Rond
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Jean Le Rond D'Alembert (1713-1783), French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher who first discovered and solved the wave equation. D'Alembert also helped resolve the mathematical physics controversy over the conservation of kinetic energy by improving Isaac Newton's definition of force in his work Traité de dynamique, published in 1743. He was a pioneer in the study of partial differential equations and their applications in physics. D'Alembert was editor of the famous 28 volume Encyclopédie, for which he was also the lead contributor of mathematical and scientific articles.
Further Reading
Jean-le-Rond D'Alembert (1717 - 1783) (Trinity College, School of Mathematics)
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert - Biography (University of St. Andrews, Scotland, School of Mathematics and Statistics)
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Cutler Cleveland (Lead Author);Tom Lawrence (Topic Editor) "D'Alembert, Jean Le Rond". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 31, 2006; Last revised Date August 31, 2006; Retrieved February 10, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/D'Alembert,_Jean_Le_Rond>
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The Encyclopedia of Earth Cutler J. Cleveland is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. Dr. Cleveland is currently a Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment at Boston University, with joint appointments in the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies and the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future. He also is a Senior Fellow at the National Council for Science and the Environment in Washington D.C. Dr. Cleveland is als ... (Full Bio)
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