Jean le Rond d'Alembert
Scientist
Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert (/ˌdæləmˈbɛər/; French: [ʒɑ̃ batist lə ʁɔ̃ dalɑ̃bɛːʁ]; 16 November 1717 – 29 October 1783) was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist. Until 1759 he was also co-editor with Denis Diderot of the Encyclopédie. D'Alembert's formula for obtaining solutions to the wave equation is named after him. The wave equation is sometimes referred to as d'Alembert's equation.
Personal facts
| Birth date | November 16, 1717 |
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| Date of death | October 29, 1783 |
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| Known for | Figurative system of human knowledge D'Alembert–Euler condition |
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