Jean le Rond d'Alembert
Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert[1] (/dæləmˈbɛər/;[2] French: [ʒɑ̃ batist lə ʁɔ̃ dalɑ̃bɛːʁ]; 16 November 1717 – 29 October 1783) was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist. Until 1759 he was, together with Denis Diderot, a co-editor of the Encyclopédie.[3] D'Alembert's formula for obtaining solutions to the wave equation is named after him.[4][5][6] The wave equation is sometimes referred to as d'Alembert's equation, and the fundamental theorem of algebra is named after d'Alembert in French.
Jean le Rond d'Alembert | |
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 Pastel portrait of d'Alembert by Maurice Quentin de La Tour, 1753 | |
| Born | Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert 16 November 1717 Paris, France |
| Died | 29 October 1783 (aged 65) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
| Known for | D'Alembert criterion D'Alembert force D'Alembert's form of the principle of virtual work D'Alembert's formula D'Alembert's equation D'Alembert operator D'Alembert's paradox D'Alembert's principle D'Alembert system D'Alembert–Euler condition Tree of Diderot and d'Alembert Cauchy–Riemann equations Fluid mechanics Encyclopédie Three-body problem |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Institut de France |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics Mechanics Physics Philosophy |
| Notable students | Pierre-Simon Laplace |