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Emile Clapeyron

Physics

Benoit Paul Emile Clapeyron (26 January 1799 to 28 January 1864) was a French engineer and physicist, one of the founders of thermodynamics.

Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1799 2
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1799-01-26 2
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1864-01-28 2
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1864 2
Death Place
Paris, France 1
Notable Work
Clapeyron formula 1
Notable Work
Clausius-Clapeyron relation 1
Notable Work
theorem of three moments 1
Birthplace
Paris, France 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Engineering 1
Connections

Proposed

Independently co-formulated with Dmitry Mendeleev in 1834 per the cited source.

Additional Source Ideal Gas Law (Wikipedia)Lead section (edge: proposed-by, Clapeyron)
Sources
1. Emile Clapeyron (Wikidata)
  • P20 (place of death): Paris, France
    Q90
  • P19 (place of birth): Paris, France
    Q90
  • P800 (notable work): Clausius-Clapeyron relation
    Q745416
  • P800 (notable work): Clapeyron formula
    Q1095061
  • P800 (notable work): theorem of three moments
    Q7782348
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2. Emile Clapeyron (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Benoit Paul Emile Clapeyron (26 January 1799-28 January 1864) was a French engineer and physicist, one of the founders of thermodynamics.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Born: 26 January 1799
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Born: 26 January 1799
  • Infobox (death-date)
    Died: 28 January 1864
  • Infobox (death-year)
    Died: 28 January 1864
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Ideal Gas Law (Wikipedia)
WikipediaProposed: Ideal Gas Law, Lead section (edge: proposed-by, Clapeyron)
Quote, Proposed: Ideal Gas Law, Lead section (edge: proposed-by, Clapeyron)
It was first stated by Benoit Paul Emile Clapeyron and independently of him, Dmitry Mendeleev in 1834.
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