Download or read book Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (1768-1830). written by Paul J. Jr Barnette and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents information about the French mathematician Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Fourier (1768-1830). Includes a brief biography. States that Fourier developed a trigonometric series, called the Fourier series, in which discontinuous functions can be expressed as the sum of an infinite series of sines and cosines. Links to a site related to Fourier. Notes that the information is provided as part of the Western Canon Web site.