Marie Alfred Cornu
French physicist (1841-1902) · France · On the map · Scientists · Died at 61
Marie Alfred Cornu was a French physicist and professor of École polytechnique. The Cornu spiral, a graphical device for the computation of light intensities in Augustin-Jean Fresnel's model of near-field diffraction, is named after him. The spiral is also used in geometric design of roads.
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1902Died12 April 19021899Honorary Doctorate from the University of CambridgeAward1884Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1878La Caze Prize of the Academy of SciencesAwardRumford MedalAward1841Born6 March 1841
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The Cornu depolarizer is also named after him.
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France
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Scientists
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Lived 1841 to 1902 · aged 61
