Joseph Fourier

Joseph Fourier
Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
Born	(1768-03-21)21 March 1768 Auxerre, Yonne, France
Died	16 May 1830(1830-05-16) (aged 62) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Alma mater	École Normale
Known for	Fourier transform Greenhouse effect
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematician, physicist, and historian
Institutions	École Normale École Polytechnique

Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (21 March 1768 – 30 May 1830) was a French mathematician and physicist. He is best known for starting the investigation of Fourier series. He used them for work on problems of heat flow. Fourier also helped the discovery of the greenhouse effect, by suggesting the atmosphere might act as an insulator.^[1]

1. ↑ Cowie, J. (2007). Climate Change: biological and human aspects. Cambridge University Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-521-69619-7.