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Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert, pastel by Maurice Quentin de La Tour
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| Born | Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert (1717-11-16)16 November 1717 Paris, France |
| Died | 29 October 1783(1783-10-29) (aged 65) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | Mathematics Mechanics Physics Philosophy |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
| Notable students | Pierre-Simon Laplace |
| Known for | D'Alembert criterion D'Alembert force D'Alembert's form of the principle of virtual work D'Alembert's formula D'Alembert equation D'Alembert's equation D'Alembert operator D'Alembert's paradox D'Alembert's principle D'Alembert system D'Alembert–Euler condition Tree of Diderot and d'Alembert Cauchy–Riemann equations Fluid mechanics Encyclopédie Three-body problem |
| Notable awards | Fellow of the Royal Society Follow of the Institut de France |
Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert (16 November 1717 – 29 October 1783) was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist. Until 1759 he was 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.
