Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis

Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis or Gustave Coriolis (May 21 1792–September 19 1843), mathematician, mechanical engineer and scientist born in Paris, France. He is best known for his work on the Coriolis Effect. Coriolis was the first to coin the term "work" for the product of force and distance. In 1816 Coriolis became a tutor at the École Polytechnique. Here he did experiments on friction and hydraulics.
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