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21st March 1768

Jean-Baptiste Fourier

French mathematician and physicist (1768 – 1830)

Most famous for: “Discovered the greenhouse effect”

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier was a French mathematician and physicist born in Auxerre and best known for initiating the investigation of Fourier series, which eventually developed into Fourier analysis and harmonic analysis, and their applications to problems of heat transfer and vibrations. The Fourier transform and Fourier's law of conduction are also named in his honour. Fourier is also generally credited with the discovery of the greenhouse effect.

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Gary Oldman

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J. S. Bach

J. S. Bach

German composer and musician of the Baroque era

1685 - 1750
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