![Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (1768-1830) was a French mathematician and physicist best known for initiating the investigation of Fourier series and their applications to problems of heat transfer and vibrations.The Fourier series Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (1768-1830) was a French mathematician and physicist best known for initiating the investigation of Fourier series and their applications to problems of heat transfer and vibrations.The Fourier series](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G14X9B/jean-baptiste-joseph-fourier-1768-1830-was-a-french-mathematician-G14X9B.jpg)
Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (1768-1830) was a French mathematician and physicist best known for initiating the investigation of Fourier series and their applications to problems of heat transfer and vibrations.The Fourier series
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FOURIER Joseph Portrait de Joseph FOURIER (1768-1830). Credit : JEAN VIGNE KHARBINE-TAPABOR. *** FOU
![Mathigon on Twitter: "Joseph Fourier was born 252 years ago #onthisday. The French mathematician and physicist invented Fourier series to explain vibrations and heat transfer. He also discovered the Greenhouse effect! https://t.co/TgUNbj99XP Mathigon on Twitter: "Joseph Fourier was born 252 years ago #onthisday. The French mathematician and physicist invented Fourier series to explain vibrations and heat transfer. He also discovered the Greenhouse effect! https://t.co/TgUNbj99XP](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EToojd6X0AAPwfM.jpg)
Mathigon on Twitter: "Joseph Fourier was born 252 years ago #onthisday. The French mathematician and physicist invented Fourier series to explain vibrations and heat transfer. He also discovered the Greenhouse effect! https://t.co/TgUNbj99XP
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