page_title: Joseph Fourier
hierarchical_section_title: Joseph Fourier
caption_attribution_description: Engraved portrait of French mathematician Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (1768 - 1830), early 19th century.
context_page_description: Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier was a French mathematician and physicist. He is best known for starting the investigation of Fourier series. He used them for work on problems of heat flow. Fourier also helped the discovery of the greenhouse effect, by suggesting the atmosphere might act as an insulator.
context_section_description: Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (21 March 1768 – 30 May 1830) was a French mathematician and physicist. He is best known for starting the investigation of Fourier series. He used them for work on problems of heat flow. Fourier also helped the discovery of the greenhouse effect, by  suggesting the atmosphere might act as an insulator.
caption: Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
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