Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis (1792-1843) was born in Paris, France. In 1816 he became a tutor at the École Polytechnique. Here he carried out experiments on friction and hydraulics. He became a mathematician and a mechanical engineer. Later in his life, he discovered the Coriolis effect and got them published in 1835. Eight years later, he died at the age of 51 in Paris.
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