Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron

1799 – 1864 · aged 65

French physicist (1799-1864)

Born: 26 Jan 1799 · Paris
Died: 28 Jan 1864 · Paris

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26 Jan 1799BornBorn in Paris
1857AwardOfficer of the Legion of Honour
28 Jan 1864DiedDied in Paris

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1812 – 1815War of 1812
1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
1853 – 1856Crimean War
1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857

Biography

Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron (French: [klapɛʁɔ̃]; 26 January 1799 – 28 January 1864) was a French engineer and physicist, one of the founders of thermodynamics. He is known for developing the ideal gas law.

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