Joseph Fourier, 1768-1830: A Survey of His Life and Work

by Ivor Grattan-Guinness

Book Overview

Beyond being the first substantial publication on Fourier, this work contains the text of Fourier's seminal paper of 1807 on the propagation of heat, marking the first time it has ever appeared in print. This paper incorporates many of the mathematical creations on which Fourier's fame rests, including derivation of the diffusion equation, the separation of the treatment of surface phenomena from internal phenomena, the use of boundary values and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262070413
• ISBN13: 9780262070416
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 516 Pages