Jean Morlet

French geophysicist (1931-2007) · France · On the map · Scientists · Died at 75

Jean Morlet was a French geophysicist who pioneered work in the field of wavelet analysis around the year 1975. He invented the term wavelet to describe the functions he was using. In 1981, Morlet worked with Alex Grossmann to develop what is now known as the Wavelet transform.

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