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25 Apr 1840
Siméon-Denis Poisson |
death Siméon-Denis Poisson Died 25 Apr 1840 at age 58 (born 21 Jun 1781). French mathematician who is known known for his work on definite integrals, advances in Fourier series, electromagnetic theory, and probability. The Poisson distribution (1837) describes the probability that a random event will occur in a time or space interval under the conditions that the probability of the event occurring is very small, but the number of trials is very large so that the event actually occurs a few times. His works included applications to electricity and magnetism, and astronomy. He is also known for the Poisson's integral, Poisson's equation in potential theory, Poisson brackets in differential equations, Poisson's ratio in elasticity, and Poisson's constant in electricity. |
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25 Apr 1840
Siméon Poisson |
death Siméon Poisson Siméon Poisson (born 1781), mathematician. |
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