Evangelista Torricelli

Evangelista Torricelli
Evangelista Torricelli by Lorenzo Lippi (c. 1647)
Born	(1608-10-15)15 October 1608 Rome, Papal States
Died	25 October 1647(1647-10-25) (aged 39) Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Nationality	Italian
Alma mater	Sapienza University of Rome
Known for	Barometer Torricelli's experiment Torricelli's equation Torricelli's law Torricelli point Torricelli's trumpet Torricellian vacuum
Scientific career
Fields	Physics Mathematics
Institutions	University of Pisa
Academic advisors	Benedetto Castelli
Notable students	Vincenzo Viviani
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Evangelista Torricelli (/ˌtɒriˈtʃɛli/ TORR-ee-CHEL-ee;^[1][2] Italian: [evandʒeˈlista torriˈtʃɛlli] ^ⓘ; 15 October 1608 – 25 October 1647) was an Italian physicist and mathematician, and a student of Galileo. He is best known for his invention of the barometer, but is also known for his advances in optics and work on the method of indivisibles. The torr is named after him.