Original upload date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 16:10:09 GMT
Who said math was useless?
Joseph Fourier invented equations. Abstract indeed, and yet our modern way of life relies heavily on these equations: they are at the basis of everything involving a signal.
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So, if you like listening to music, texting or watching YouTube videos, you now know whom to thank: Joseph Fourier!
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Correction: Joseph Fourier had strong ties with the city of Grenoble. He was appointed as Prefect of Isère by Napoleon and subsequently founded the University of Grenoble, but contrary to what is stated at the beginning of this video, it was in Auxerre, not Grenoble, that he began teaching at the age of 16. We apologize for this error.
