Claude-Louis Navier
French engineer and physicist (1785–1836)
Died aged 51AquariusFrance
Biography
Claude-Louis Navier (born Claude Louis Marie Henri Navier; French: [klod lwi maʁi ɑ̃ʁi navje]; 10 February 1785 – 21 August 1836) was a French civil engineer, affiliated with the French government, and a physicist who specialized in continuum mechanics.
The Navier–Stokes equations refer eponymously to him, with George Gabriel Stokes.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
- École polytechnique
Notable works
- Navier–Stokes equations
Awards & honours (2)
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- 72 names on the Eiffel Tower
Quick answers about Claude-Louis Navier
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- Claude-Louis Navier died on August 21, 1836 at the age of 51.
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- Claude-Louis Navier was born on February 10, 1785.
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- Claude-Louis Navier was born in Dijon.
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- Claude-Louis Navier's zodiac sign is Aquarius.
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- Claude-Louis Navier is a citizen of France.
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- Claude-Louis Navier is known as physicist, economist, mathematician, engineer of the French Corps of Bridges and Roads.
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