Joseph Fourier (1768 -- 1830)
In research spanning the years 1807 - 1824, Joseph Fourier
showed that any piecewise continuous periodic function could be
represented as an infinite sum of sines and cosines.
This is a long and beautiful story with truly fantastic
applications in science and technology. More in this space
later.
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jac
, March 28, 1995.
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Utah