SS Connection

My physics project's theme is Thermal Conductivity. Thermal Conductivity was said to be founded by Joesph Fourier. Fourier is a French mathematician and physicist. He was born in Auxerre, France on the 21st of March in 1768. Joseph was the son a tailor, and also the ninth child of twelve others. His mother died when he just nine years old and his father died the following year. He first schooling was acquired at Pallais's School taught by the music teacher of a cathedral where he studied Latin and French. Even though he showed potential to master in literature, he was more interested in the subject of mathematics. In 1782, he received the first prize for his study of Bossut;s Mechanic en general. Then in the year 1787, he took admission in the Benedictine abbey with the decision to train himself to become a priest. Fourier's uncertainty in to follow a religious life or mathematical research life was not all, he also got involved in politics. Joseph participated in a Revolutionary committee as well as teaching at a college for a while. In 1794, he was imprisoned but then soon released. After a couple years he began teaching the College de France. He maintained stable relations with everyone there, so he continued his mathematical research there. However it did not last long, and he was imprisoned once again. But this did not last long either, and he was released once again. Fourier was an amazing teacher and it was what he did best. He continued lecturing until 1798 when he joined Napoleon's army in its invasion of Egypt as a scientific adviser. They were successful initially but were defeated on August 1st. Fourier helped set up French political institutions and administrations in Egypt along with educational facilities and carrying out archaeological explorations. He was one of the twelve in the mathematics division at the Cairo Institute. He contributed a lot to Institute, and was appointed to be the secretary of the institute. In 1801, he returned to France and resumed being a professor. Fourier's health started deteriorating in 1830. On May 16, 1830, Fourier died.

Information from: http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/joseph-fourier-547.php