Émile Clapeyron

Émile Clapeyron
Born(1799-01-26)26 January 1799
Died28 January 1864(1864-01-28) (aged 65)
NationalityFrench
Known forSecond law of thermodynamics
Ideal gas law
Clapeyron's theorem
Clapeyron's theorem of three moments
Clapeyron equation
Clausius-Clapeyron relation
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics

Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron (French: [klapɛʁɔ̃]; 26 January 1799 – 28 January 1864) was a French engineer and physicist, one of the founders of thermodynamics.