Pierre-Simon Girard
Pierre-Simon Girard (Caen, 4 November 1765 – Paris, 30 November 1836) was a French mathematician and engineer, who worked on fluids.
A prodigy who invented a water turbine at age 10, Girard worked as an engineer at the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. He was in charge of planning and construction of the Amiens canal and the Ourcq canal. He collaborated with Gaspard de Prony on the Dictionnaire des Ponts et Chaussées (Dictionary of Bridges and Highways). He wrote works on fluids and on the strength of materials.
References
- Antoine Picon: L'invention de l'ingenieur moderne. (1992), Presses des Ponts & Chaussées. ISBN 2-85978-178-1
- André Guillerme: Bâtir la ville – révolutions industrielles dans les matériaux de construction. (1995), éd. Champ Vallon. ISBN 2-87673-203-3
- Stephen Timoshenko: History of strength of materials. 1953, Nachdruck. 1983. ISBN 0-486-61187-6
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Girard, Pierre |
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4 November 1765 |
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Caen |
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30 November 1836 |
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