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Evangelista Torricelli
Evangelista Torricelli by Lorenzo Lippi (circa 1647, Galleria Silvano Lodi & Due).jpg
Evangelista Torricelli by Lorenzo Lippi (c. 1647)
Born
Evangelista Torricelli

(1608-10-15)15 October 1608
Rome, Papal States
Died 25 October 1647(1647-10-25) (aged 39)
Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Nationality Italian
Known for
  • Barometer
  • Torricelli's law
  • Torricellian vacuum
Awards Enrico Fermi Award (1966)
Scientific career
Fields Physics, Mathematics
Institutions University of Pisa

Evangelista Torricelli (15 October 1608 – 25 October 1647) was an Italian physicist and mathematician. He was a student of Galileo. He is known for his invention of the barometer. He is also known for improving the field of optics and his work on the method of indivisibles.

Torricelli died from typhoid fever in Florence on 25 October 1647 at the age of 39.


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    Evangelista Torricelli portrayed on the frontpage of Lezioni d'Evangelista Torricelli

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    Torricelli lunar crater map

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  • Evangelista Torricelli - Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze

    Torricelli's statue in the Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze

  • 1959 CPA 2279

    1959 Evangelista Torricelli commemorative stamp of the U.S.S.R.

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