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'''Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier''' was a French mathematician and physicist | '''Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier''' (1768-1830) was a French mathematician and physicist. He is credited with describing the [[Fourier series]] based on which the [[Fourier transform]] has been formed. He is also generally credited with the discovery of the [[greenhouse effect]]. | ||
He passed away on May 16, 1830. | ==Life== | ||
He was born on March 21, 1768, and passed away on May 16, 1830. | |||
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Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (1768-1830) was a French mathematician and physicist. He is credited with describing the Fourier series based on which the Fourier transform has been formed. He is also generally credited with the discovery of the greenhouse effect.
Life
He was born on March 21, 1768, and passed away on May 16, 1830.