Georges-Louis Le Sage

Georges-Louis Le Sage
Georges-Louis Le Sage
Born(1724-06-13)13 June 1724
Geneva, Republic of Geneva
Died20 November 1803(1803-11-20) (aged 79)
Geneva, France

Georges-Louis Le Sage (French: [lə saʒ]; 13 June 1724 – 20 November 1803) was a Genevan physicist and is most known for his theory of gravitation, for his invention of an electric telegraph and his anticipation of the kinetic theory of gases. He was a contributor to Diderot's Encyclopédie.

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